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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Yellowstave on April 20, 2018, 05:23:49 pm

Title: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Yellowstave on April 20, 2018, 05:23:49 pm

Whats yalls top 3 arrow woods to make

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 20, 2018, 05:40:19 pm

Douglas fir, Douglas fir and POC.

Hill cane, river cane, viburnum

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: DC on April 20, 2018, 05:57:12 pm

Bamboo, bamboo and, uhhh---------, bamboo

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Pat B on April 20, 2018, 07:19:00 pm

Poplar, spruce and POC. and for shoots...sourwood, hill cane and red osier.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on April 20, 2018, 07:25:39 pm

Pat, you forgot Dougls fir..........

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Pat B on April 20, 2018, 09:34:23 pm

That to, Pearlie.  ;)

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: ntvbowyer1969 on July 15, 2018, 11:37:59 pm

privet,wild rose

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: archeryrob on July 16, 2018, 04:41:25 am

Southern Arrowwod and Multiflora rose. Mine would match Ntvbowyers woods. I like hardwoods, the carry weight and stay straight and don't break easily.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Aaron H on July 16, 2018, 05:54:46 am

Dogwood, River Cane, bamboo, Doug fir, Sitka spruce.

I say River Cane specifically, but only because I have yet to try any of the sweet Hill cane Mr Pat B sent me!  :OK  I owe you Pat.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Stixnstones on July 16, 2018, 07:07:59 am

Poc, river cane, viburnum

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: osage outlaw on July 16, 2018, 07:19:50 am

No one mentioned the carbon fiber tree  ;D

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Aaron H on July 16, 2018, 07:43:46 am

Quote from: osage outlaw on July 16, 2018, 07:19:50 am

No one mentioned the carbon fiber tree  ;D

It's not native to my area

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: BowEd on July 16, 2018, 08:03:41 am

For ease of availability,durability,weight and spine dimensions for my needs douglas firs [from supplier though] and local dogwoods fill the bill for me.Like Aaron though I have a nice looking set of hill cane from Pat B [their looking good Pat] I have yet to finish but am sure I'll like them.Some ocean spray shoots from Bryce that should please me.Some native plum shoots denser than dogwoods I'm looking forward to making sometime along with more multiflora rose.I really like good bamboo too but local availability for that is 0.I seem to live too far north for that to be prolific here for me.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: burtonridr on July 16, 2018, 10:03:31 am

Wild rose, Red dogwood

I wish I could find more wild rose, it sure makes nice arrows.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: Ed Brooks on July 16, 2018, 11:41:10 am

Ocean spray, wild rose, red osier dogwood.

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: bjrogg on July 17, 2018, 06:03:12 am

For some reason I just really like shoot shafts. I might be weird and they are certainly much more time consuming, but I just like them anyway.
I really like river cane. It straightens very nice and stays straight. Seems to spine about right for me to. I like Red Osier and have a very abundant local supply. It's a bit more work to straighten and doesn't always stay straight for me, but like the weight, durability and taper. I also like the way the white shaft looks with my Bjrogg markings.lol. I have some hill cane from Pat that looks very promising and I've heard lots of good things about. I haven't gotten a chance to try it yet. I also have some  Viburnum that I harvested last year and another ornamental that seems very similar to viburnum to try yet. Maybe I'll get some time again and get in the arrow building mode again. Like to try that new stuff.
Bjrogg

Title: Re: Favorite arrow woods
Post by: sixby on July 18, 2018, 02:32:16 pm

I like red osier, hazelnut and redbud, I have some cane but have not used it yet.
God bless, Sixby