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Eric Krewson:
My blueberry plants put out dozens of straight shoots every year that I have been cutting and throwing away. This year I decided to keep a few to see how they stack up as arrow shaft material. I have partially dried a few, scraped off the bark and put them on a spine tester, these things are stout. They are highly tapered from the big end of about 3/8" to a small end of less than 5/16". They spine out very high for the size with the above mentioned one coming in at about 75#.

The things are very wavy and will be difficult to get perfectly straight. after an initial straightening I put them in my drying box to make sure they are dry before I go any further.

 

Russ:
is this going to be a build along? or a test? if it is Im all ears!  (-P

Hawkdancer:
Pie or cobbler?  Ala mode?  Mead?  Sound like a very interesting experiment!
Hawkdancer

sleek:
Im watching this

Pat B:
Eric, my sourwood shoot arrows are generally 3/8" to 5/16" for 30" arrows.  They don't have to be perfectly straight as long as the point and nock line up and they spin true. Looking forward to seeing how the blueberry shoots work for arrows.

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