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Westminster Abbey and Mary Rose replica arrows
WillS:
It's partly that, and partly the fact that aspen is incredibly rot-resistant. That's probably the reason so many of them were used for the arrows stored on ships, despite not necessarily being the best timber for heavy arrows.
DC:
--- Quote from: mikekeswick on December 10, 2016, 12:04:20 pm ---Nice work :)
Just wondering why you say that there is no need to seal aspen?
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Probably budget cuts ;) ;) ;)
penderbender:
I never tire of seeing your arrows. Very nice workmanship. Cheers- Brendan
mikekeswick:
--- Quote from: WillS on December 10, 2016, 01:14:07 pm ---It's partly that, and partly the fact that aspen is incredibly rot-resistant. That's probably the reason so many of them were used for the arrows stored on ships, despite not necessarily being the best timber for heavy arrows.
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Not to detract from your very nice arrows at all but everything I've read on aspen shows it to have poor resistance to rot and 'bugs' like it. I have no personal experience with it though.
Ruddy Darter:
I thought the same Mikekeswicke, but I read this on wiki, thought I'd post this bit...
'While standing trees sometimes tend to rot from the heart outward, the dry timber weathers very well, becoming silvery-grey and resistant to rotting and warping, and has traditionally been used for rural construction in the northwestern regions of Russia (especially for roofing, in the form of thin slats).'
R.D.
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