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cowboy:
Hey David, those green shafts will probably warp and twist as they dry. You need to let them cure, then straighten them with heat - theirs prolly other methods, I'm certainly not an authority on arras. I did make a few out of shoots - let them cure for months, used heat to straighten - but neglected to seal them, and over time they warped pretty bad (lesson learned). Eddie is right about making sure they will be stout enough, sure don't want the bow to snap em.

david w.:
i have a fan in my room so i put them there for a while they seemd to be dry enough. then  i used a candle and straightened it.

Mullet I already shot them they shoot fine but i will find out what they are

mullet:
  David,That's cool.They will stay in one piece better green than when they dry.Be carefull is all I'm saying.I know from the experiance and check book.The pith in the center would make me spline it.

Kegan:
Usually, at least for me, I never really bother to find out exactly what something is. If goldenrod can make an arrow, then most things will ;) (or at least in my way of thinking ;D). As for striaghtening, just gather some shafts, debark then and cut them to length, then everyday go over them with a hard stick to "rub the bends out", stating at the back and striaghtening the arrow from there. Tip gleaned from Ken Wee's articles in the first few PA's :) and John McPherson's article on Primitive arrows in a more recent PA. They're easier to striaghten (especially bigger shafts) and tend to stay striaghter.

A good arrows worth a hundred good bows :).

david w.:
ok kegan i will try to straighten them that way. :) i would like to try a goldenrod arrows. how big does the goldenrod have to be?

thanks for all the compliments

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