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Salmon Berry Shafts?

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grantmac:
We've got a ton of it around here. It does tend to grow very straight. I wonder what diameter would work well with it? The USDA link surprised me, I had no idea Salmon Berry was a part of the Rose family. It could make for some very light shafting if the pith isn't too dense.
     Cheers,
           Grant

D. Tiller:
Its very light and the pith is really pithy but when dried the outer layer is TOUGH! More like bamboo than wood I would say.

Hillbilly:
Looks like it's actually a type of raspberry, then-we have similar ones around here but I've never tried the canes for arrows..

Pat B:
You might make an arrow or atlatl dart in a pinch. It looks like our blackberry or raspberry. The Cherokee made baskets and mats from the split canes. I have 2 long blackberry canes I collected along the creek that are almost 1" in diameter and 6' or longer in length. I plan to experiment to see if I can make something from it.
   One thing you could probably make with it is a good pie!  ;D       Pat

D. Tiller:
I would say that pie sounds right nice. But, the salmon berry shafts are much tougher than the blackberry ones. The blackberry seems more like a grass fiber to me.

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