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Offline Lee Lobbestael

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Self arrows
« on: September 28, 2009, 10:50:00 AM »
I have always made my arrows out of cedar shafts but I want to try making some arrows out of something similar to river cane. I live in Michigan so am too far north to find rivercane. Is there anything aroung these parts similar that I could experiment with?

Offline soopernate

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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2009, 10:55:00 AM »
You might find some red willow or osier as its called in some parts.
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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2009, 12:14:00 PM »
Sometimes the big home improvement stores carry bamboo in the garden dept. they use it for plant supports, it's know as Martha Stewart shafts. I would look for bigger than 1/4" at the nock end.
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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2009, 12:51:00 PM »
what dano said

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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #4 on: September 28, 2009, 10:46:00 PM »
I'm sure you have red osier dogwood. It makes excellent arrows and was a preferred shafting for some Native Americans. Once the leaves drop it is easy to see because of its red bark and it grows as a clump type shrub and usually in large colonies in wet areas.
  Do a Google search for Red Osier dogwood.(Cornus sericea).
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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2009, 07:45:00 AM »
The garden stakes work very well i have made a few and they work great will be trying to take a deer with some i got at Lowes this year. You mite get some funny looks as you are sorting throught them though.

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Self arrows
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 08:51:00 AM »
There's shoots (tiny trees) growing everywhere. More info on my site. Jawge
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