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Sparrow:
 Just go cut a bunch of shoots every year.Bundle them tight and put them away.I've got wild rose shoots that are 10 yrs. old,talk about golden. They make the craziest,cool arrows ever. No checking,no worms or beetles,dense,hard, the best. Rasp off the thorns and bark, heat straighten,work down till you hit the right spine,cut to length,fletches and points, Killer. just put a bundle away every year.  The regular stuff is dry in just a few weeks if you bring it inside. Makes really good arrows. Seal and shoot them till they bust. Make more. The cycle of life for the arrowsmith. Some of those really old shafted arrows will go thru several stone points before the end of the shaft. I can't wait to see how long the cane and bamboo last. Maybe......longer than the man  '  Frank

hillbilly61:
I've been keeping about 6 cane shafts i my work truck,in the window, with the defroster blowing on them. I t takes about 5 days for them to be ready to straighten and shoot.

 I've been thinking of building a bos out of ductboard, with a flex vent. Attatch this to a space heater (electric w/blower) I'm going to make this large enough to put a couple dzn shafts in. My bet is they would be ready to work in a week.

RidgeRunner:
If you are in a Real Big Hurry scrap the outer wax coating off the cane shafts.
Placed in a very warm place, with a bit of air flow, they will dry in a week. 
The shafts will have to be sealed after they dry.

David

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