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Nasty honey locust
JW_Halverson:
Let's say this is a tree even tree huggers don't like!
BowEd:
Good close up pic.They are nasty!!!!!
I like the color of the heartwood though.Made a nice coffee table out of some of it once.A salmon color with sometimes different colors streaked through it like gray etc.
Russ:
used to get paid to cut them down for a farmer i know. never got bad pricks but they still hurt. especially the small ones that you have to go through the branches to cut them down.
PaulN/KS:
I found one on my place that was straight(ish) and had a lot less of the thorns. I cut it down and split some staves out but havn't tried to make a bow from it yet.
I think that there are some arrows in the Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows and Quivers that have thorn points?
Russ:
--- Quote from: PaulN/KS on April 17, 2020, 09:25:05 am ---I found one on my place that was straight(ish) and had a lot less of the thorns. I cut it down and split some staves out but havn't tried to make a bow from it yet.
I think that there are some arrows in the Encyclopedia of Native American Bows, Arrows and Quivers that have thorn points?
--- End quote ---
yup, used to make them all the time. kinda like BJs Rivercane nail arrows. I split the wood or cane the tiniet bit and drill or create a hollow area for me to insert the thorn. i smooth the thorn down at the big side so it stops tapering for about an inch. insert it (glue it in if you want but not necisary) and wrap the split with sinew to clamp down on the thorn then taper the tip into the taper of the thorn.
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