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Shaft Materials?
Pat B:
David, spice bush should be blooming in your area. Have you identified the shrub you talked about before for arrows.? Pat
Hillbilly:
My favorites in my area are cane, cane, cane, sourwood, arrow wood viburnum, buffalo nut, and hazlenut. There are many others that make good shafts, just experiment with what you have around you. Sections of pine and tulip poplar logs can also be split and planed into good shafts.
flecha:
When I was in Oregon I LOVED California Hazel. Now that I'm in Utah, I make do with Red Osier.
recurve shooter:
i be workin on my sourwoods. great stuff.
richpierce:
Cane is ready to go. So is Phragmites but it is weak compared to cane. Never step on your phragmites arrows, but they will fly noticeably farther than any other I've tried so far. Any shoot requires 2-3 times more work and 5 times more time than cane or Phragmites. Most shoots shrink a lot when drying so get them bigger than you think you need. Shoots takle a long time to season, then you have to remove most of the taper as well as making them straight. it's good winter work.
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