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rose shoot arrows.. finished arrows!!
BigWapiti:
--- Quote from: madcrow on January 01, 2008, 05:43:41 pm ---He says that helps straighten them out because the bands will push them down to the mop handle.
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What a great idea, I'll give that a try with the next batch of shoots I get.
markinengland:
What diameter do people use for their rose shafts? 5/16th or bigger up to 1/2 inch? Just trying to get an idea of range of size to look out for. I know rose can be tough as I used it for bows when i was a kid.
Mark
Hillbilly:
The few rose arrows I've made, the ones that worked best were about 3/8" or more, and I planed them down to 11/32" or so. They'll shrink quite a bit as they dry, too.
lowell:
I agree with Hillbilly. But also depends on the wieght of the bow you are trying to match them to.
What really surprised me was how much smaller they seem to get after the thorns and barl come off and they have dried.
I honestly have to say I haven't had trouble with them checking. I scrape the bark off right away and leave them longer length till they dry a while. Maybe my shop is good for drying shoots so they don't check??
Hillbilly:
I haven't had much trouble with multiflora rose checking, but I cut some swamp rose shoots once and they checked worse than anything else I've ever used. They pretty much have to be dried with the bark on.
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