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rose shoot arrows.. finished arrows!!
lowell:
Had posted a couple deer I had got with osage bow and rose shoot arrows this fall. Someone said I should showhow I made the arrows. Ihad said maybe when deer season wound down.
Well I have been collecting some shoots so I'll attempt to explain what I do. Don't claim to know it all but the arrows have been working pretty good for me.
I would be glad to learn something from this too so please add anything that may help me make them better or easier!! ;)
Bear with me and here goes!! ;D
First go collect some shoots... be fussy, hey don't get straighter after you get them home to the shop. Also get them a lttle bigger than you think you need. They seem to shrink a lot after they are dethorned, scarped and dry out. Get a avriety of size so you can get an idae of what you will need to get them spine right for your bow.
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lowell:
The next thing is to get rid of the thorns... I scrape them off with a sureform rasp and gloves!
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lowell:
Now I remove the rest of the bark/outer layer of shoot. I use a scraper like I use to scrappe bows.
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lowell:
I built a bit of a jig to straighten the shoots. I just slide the shoots betwwen 2 pieces of wood and bend back and froth to get rid of the major bends. You can't do to much yet to straighten them now when they are so green but just get a start at getting them straight!!
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lowell:
Now just put 8 or 10 shoots in a bundle and wrap with tape. I put equal number of thick ends and thin ends together at each end of bundle. I also try to move shoots so they are as straight as possible in taped bundle as they can be as they dry.
Just set aside and let them dry for maybe a week.
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