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Salmon Berry Shafts?

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D. Tiller:
Anyone ever use this material to make shafts from? I picked some up and I'm drying it now. I've dried some out before and it picks looking weak but dries solid. Big pith in it though. Seems to have a simmilar structure to bamboo as its a bit stringy in the fibre.

David T

JackCrafty:
IMO, anything with a large pith is a bugger to straighten (without breaking it).  If its pretty straight, it should work.....after you add a foreshaft. ;D

D. Tiller:
Most of its "Straight as an arrow!"!  ;D

Pat B:
David, Do you know the botanical name? Is it the shrub with white berries?     Pat

D. Tiller:
Nah, pat they are salmon colored. Here is a link about it: http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RUSP

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