Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Strongbow88 on February 06, 2008, 12:49:42 am
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I live in southeast alabama and there a tree i use for arrows My dad says its winter hucka berry It has red bark is really hard and heavy A 30'' 11/32 shaft weighs about 600 grains does anybody else use this wood for arrows. Or Maybe even bow wood if you could find a straight enough stave.
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About one year back I cut several (12-15) huckleberry shoots.
Thay have yet to be made into arrows. Guess I have been Lazy.
I to have noticed that this stuff is hard and heavy. Very similar to dogwood.
It is my understanding that some people call this same tree/bush sparkelberry.
I do not know which is the correct comman name.
I am in Northwest Alabama so we are most likely talking about the same bush.
David