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anyone ever heard of sour wood?
recurve shooter:
i think thats what its called. i know it grows in louisiana, nc, and mississippi for shure, prolly everywhere els. its a hard wood sprout. they look like theyd make good arras, the stuff grows it pretty big thickets or around the edges of fields. i got some near my house, trying to decide if i should try that or cane first. and do you streighten the stuff the same as cane?
recurve shooter,
who now shoots longbows.
david w.:
ya it makes great arrows PatB just posted some sourwood arrows he made.
recurve shooter:
oh, cool. how do ya streighten the stuff?
Pat B:
Probably my favorite arrow wood!!! 8) Collect shoots that have small branches at the top instead of just leaf scars. That will be second year growth and makes a lot better arrow than first year growth(with leaves or leaf scars).
Below are the shoot arrows I posted recently. Not all are sourwood...one in maple, one is viburnum and one is cane. All the rest are sourwood. Pat
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Pat B:
Here is a mess I collected a few years ago and some arrows made with sourwood shoots.
After you collect them, take a few and scrape the bark and cambium off, hand straighten a bit and wrap them in a bundle to dry. Bundle the remainder of you shoots with the bark on and place both in a dry place to begin the curing. If the de-barked ones don't check while drying, strip the others also. This will help them dry quicker. Once they dry a bit(a week or 2 but 2 months would be better) I coat the crooked areas with cooking oil and use our kitchen stove to heat the crooks(one at a time and them let cool completely) and hand straighten. Be aware that the hot wood will burn you. These arrows don't have to be "Store Bought Straight" either. As long as the tip and nock line up and the shaft spins true they will shoot well. Pat
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