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anglobow:
I believe Otzi's arrows were bound with some sort of animal hair. Horse hair has a breaking point of around 5 lbs, I once read.

david w.:
I have corded yucca and it is very strong. i wouldnt hesitate to use it

RidgeRunner:
This past weekend I went looking for long thin fibers.
Yucca, elm bark, mulberry bark, horse hair, milkweed and dogbane were all looked at.

I settled on dogbane.  It is still (very) green this time of year, but I cut 5 - 4 foot stalks anyway.
I was able to peel out sections of the inner fibers that were about 1/10 of an inch wide as thin as two sheets of paper and three glorious feet long.
These were, as individuals, twisted into a round cords and allowed to dry.

After they were dry a needle was used to lace them up through the feathers.
The ends of the lashings will be tied down with my second binding of sinew over the ends of the feathers.

That should hold them.

David
David

GregB:
Leapingbare was trying to describe Dogbane to me and I'm pretty sure I know what it is...anyone have a picture?

leapingbare:
here this is what it looks like.

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