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Offline ksnow

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Aspen wood
« on: August 31, 2018, 07:41:59 am »
Is Aspen wood any good for arrow shafting? We lost a ton of them in the recent storms here in WI and I'd hate to see all the timber just rot.

I know poplar is good, but I believe that is tulip polar. We call the aspen: popple or poplar here in WI.

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #1 on: August 31, 2018, 08:33:49 am »
I think it would be worth a shot Kyle. It seems I've seen places sell aspen shafts.
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #2 on: August 31, 2018, 08:34:59 am »
There's enough downed aspen to make arrows for the battles at Agincourt, Crecy and Poitiers. I'll cut a few 4 foot lengths and see what I can do out of it.

Kyle
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #3 on: August 31, 2018, 07:25:54 pm »
I have an Art Butner aspen arrow with black walnut self nock and 4 point black walnut footing. If I remember correctly Art likes aspen pretty much for arrows. That would be good enough for me.  :OK
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #4 on: August 31, 2018, 11:39:15 pm »
I have found aspen to be very similar to red osier.  Aspen works great for arrow shafts.
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2018, 01:07:21 pm »
Do you use branches, shoots, blanks cut from lumber, or all of the above? 
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2018, 05:22:29 pm »
Use anything that has straight grain and no knots.  Trunks are best.
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #7 on: September 04, 2018, 05:39:21 am »
Thanks everyone. I managed to get to 40 inch pieces of trunk about 24 inches in diameter. Should be an arrow or three in them.

Kyle

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Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #8 on: September 04, 2018, 08:05:53 am »
Nice haul, badger.
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #9 on: September 04, 2018, 08:24:44 am »
For arrows I'd saw those into 2" thick boards, sticker them, store them in a cool dry place and give them 2 years to season. This will give you very stable arrows.
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #10 on: September 07, 2018, 03:06:42 pm »
Smashing the "like" button
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #11 on: September 07, 2018, 05:39:46 pm »
go for it Kyle.....
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #12 on: September 07, 2018, 06:38:56 pm »
Quote from: ksnow on September 04, 2018, 05:39:21 am
Thanks everyone. I managed to get to 40 inch pieces of trunk about 24 inches in diameter. Should be an arrow or three in them.

Kyle

Or a really heavy spine one.lol be watching this. Looks like it'll take a bunch of popcorn waiting two years though. (-P
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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #13 on: September 07, 2018, 10:06:11 pm »
The picture doesn't look like our mountain aspen or the birch that I know.  Wrong color/type bark.  What is the scientific name?  It does look like good wood, though!  Thanks,
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Offline ksnow

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Re: Aspen wood
« Reply #14 on: September 10, 2018, 08:25:18 am »
Only the two shorter the logs are the aspen, big tooth, Populus grandidentata, best I can tell. The longer log with bark is maple and the half logs are ash.

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