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natty:
would heart pine do for arrow shafting material? it's straight grained,hard,sorta flexible, and practicly comes with it's own water proofing ;D

Pat B:
Heart pine should make good heavy shafting. Be sure the grain is straight because it is more brittle than white pine or other pines.

Hillbilly:
Pine makes good shafts if you've got a good piece of wood to begin with.

mullet:
 I've seen some arrows made from Heart Pine. They were small in diameter because they were heavier. A friend has a bend in the handle bow out of "lighter knot", heart oine. You can hold it up to the sun and it is transluscent.

newknapper:

--- Quote from: mullet on August 31, 2009, 07:55:42 pm --- I've seen some arrows made from Heart Pine. They were small in diameter because they were heavier. A friend has a bend in the handle bow out of "lighter knot", heart oine. You can hold it up to the sun and it is transluscent.

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Now I would love to see a pic of that. Didnt relize you could make a bow out of a lighterd knot.

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