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scattershot:
Did a search but couldn't find much info. Anyone use tamarac or salt cedar for shafts? It grows all over here. I thought it was willow, but it's not. It grows straight and tall, but I don't know if it would make a strong shaft. Anyone use the stuff?

Thanks

david w.:
people do use it.  I never have but i have seen arrows from it

1/2primitive:
I've seen some arrows made from it, and I have one. It seems to me that it is heavy for the spine. I like my arrrows light, so I didn't pursue it as arrow shaft material. It might make good hunting arrows. I am speaking from very limited experience here, so hopefully someone who knows a bit more will chime in.

Even if you don't know if a wood willl make a good arrow, just try it and see if it works. There are probably many unfound arrow woods out there, same as bow wood, that have yet to be tried.
     Sean

El Destructo:
Cut it all down that Salt Cedar is some worthless Crap to have growing anywhere....It has taken over all of the Waterways here in Texas....and it kills out everything under it with the Salt Deposits it leaves in the Soil....I have heard that you can make Bows from it along with Arrows....but I have never messed with it...now Tamarack is some tough stuff...too bad that it has such twisty Grain...because it seems as tough as Douglas Fir...

Hillbilly:
It makes good arrows. I have a few shoots that I got from Justin, and I've worked a couple of them into arrows. Like Sean said, it's heavy, but I like that myself, 'specially for hunting arrows. It's plenty tough and seems to  stay straight without warping.

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