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Humidity sensitive shafts dilema

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Mesophilic:
That's actually a pretty good idea.  Might just make a range quiver from a piece of pvc, and when done I could cap it with a damp paper towel or rag in it.

BowEd:

--- Quote from: dieselcheese on July 29, 2018, 02:48:14 pm ---When things slow down I'm going to work on some shoot shafts.  I've harvested Apache plume, black currant, what I think is coyote willow, and a smidge of birch.  Have alot of elm in the area that might work.

Just so darn busy right now and don't have much time for the labor intensity.  In the meantime I'm down to my last 18 bamboo arrows so I'm trying to plan ahead. 

I had a suggestion for a bamboo supplier that is very reputable so I'll get a small order from him to tide me over while on my quest for the perfect shaft.

Not to derail the topic, but I did prep one of the Apache plume shafts  it's about 5/16" thick, spines around 50-55# but the dang thing weighs 600 grains cut to 29 inches.

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That Apache plum of yours sounds pretty good for hunting arrows.Here in Iowa my native common plum shoots come in denser/heavier and narrower at the same spine and length as the the dogwood here too.I'll use them as hunting arrows.Coming in naturally in mass weight with a 125 to 135 grain glue on Zwickey at over 700 grains.Dogwoods here are around 100 grains lighter,a little over 600 grains in mass weight total with the same set up.
Personally I would think for nostaligic native american bows with a shorter draw than 28" the shoot shafts could be a lot shorter and still carry a good amount of mass weight to be effective too.

ntvbowyer1969:
i use truoil on my arrows just like i do my bows. after final straightening is done i do three coats of truoil before i fletch.

Mafort:
the poplar dowels hold up really well against humidity. of course i use a spray on polyurethane and do about 4 coats before i fletch them. now all i gotta worry about are my fletchings getting wet

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