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Dogbane-less Hickory shorty
WhistlingBadger:
Well, here's my latest project. Some of you might remember I badly scorched one of the tips with some over-zealous heat treating. I scraped it down to sound wood and glued on a lamination from a hickory backing strap I had laying around. I'm backing it with dogbane fibers from just up the mountain here, processed while watching tv with my girls. :) Elk antler on the tips. Put two layers of fibers on the back; now letting it dry for a couple weeks before I start tillering.
bjrogg:
I remember that one WB.
I had some dogbane once. It does make nice fiber.
Bjrogg
WhistlingBadger:
--- Quote from: bjrogg on March 05, 2024, 02:55:21 pm ---I remember that one WB.
I had some dogbane once. It does make nice fiber.
Bjrogg
--- End quote ---
I've made two-ply twine out of it, and it is seriously strong stuff! Probably would make a bow string if I trusted myself with that. Might try using it for sewing thread on my next leather project, though.
hammerstone:
Excellent choice for backing WB. dogbane is one of the strongest natural plant fibers around and will definitely make a bow string also. took the family to Gila cliff dwellings many years ago and was very surprised to learn that the people their used ladders and ropes made of dogbane to access the caves there . Strong stuff.
Please keep us posted as to how it performs, I have considered using it as such myself.
Aaron1726:
Looks good. And yeah dogbane is awesome stuff. Can't wait to see it finished.
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