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plum shoots for arrows

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Dante_F:
So a while back I cut some plum shoots from the tree thinking i could make some arrows from them and now i'm wondering, will they actually work or not?

archeryrob:
They should work. IMO, the best shoot arrows are made from the denser woods. I had an ornamental plum in my yard and the branches seem fairly stiff so probably or maybe. The denser woods also seem to not warp on me.

Pat B:
If you can keep them straight I see no reason why they wouldn't make good arrows. I've never made plum arrows but I have from other hardwood shoots, some worked great, some not so much. Best to try and see.

Dante_F:
ill probably try it, however could i just hold is about a foot and a half over a fire for a while, maybe a half hour and let it cool and maybe then i could start working on them

Pat B:
They should dry for a while before heating them. If they dry out too quick over the fire they might check.

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