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honeysuckle?

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richpierce:
We have a lot of Amur honeysuckle here in missouri and Illinois and it is a nasty invasive pest.  When it grows densely in hedgerows, there are often long vertical or near vertical shoots with few branchlets toward the inside of bushy clumps.  These shoots run 3/16" thich for the spindly ones to 5/8" thick at the base for the stronger ones.  I'm going for the thicker ones.  It has a small hollow pith and splits easily.  I may use inserts if broadheads are planned, but these may be fine for "nutters" etc for small game.  I am trying to dry and straighten now to make some Seminole fletched arrows.

Hillbilly:
It seems to peel without checking and straighten fairly well. Wrap behind the head for an inch or so with thread or sinew, should keep it from splitting.

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