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privet is my new favorite arrow wood here in Pennsylvania.

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ntvbowyer1969:
[/img]I have had tried many types of shoot arrows here in Pa. Dogwood,viburnum,wild holly,wild rose. None of these have compared to privet for availability,strength,great bare shaft weight,very straight shoots available, and straightens easy with heat. It also stays very straight once final adjustments are made. I had a doe this year fall over on a arrow after i shot it and the arrow never broke. The other doe i shot was with a 680gr arrow and i had a complete pass through and went 6" into the ground on exit side. If any one has a chance give them a try i am a true believer and found my new favorite arrow wood. In the pics are my bundles i harvest this year. In the pics is bundles of privet and wild rose (which i still use also). In the other pics are shafts that i cut last year. They are only bark stripped and lightly sanded. They are just hand straightened throughout the year and i have yet to heat them and do final tweeking yet.



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Pat B:
Privet is very tough and there is plenty of it out there for the taking. Those should make great arrows.

bjrogg:
Sounds like I need to find some privet. Don't know anything about it but going to look it up.
Bjrogg

Pat B:
BJ, privet is an invasive exotic that is taking over the Eastern US. It puts out lots of fruit that birds love...and the rest is history. Makes good bow wood too but it has a tendency to check while drying, especially the bigger stuff.

bjrogg:
Thanks Pat, I was kinda guessing that but wasn't sure. I don't know of it here in Michigan but I'll do some research on it.
Bjrogg

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