Author Topic: Me and Bowspirit going to harvest multi-flora rose!! Pics. added!! (Read 693 times)

Mudd · « **Reply #40 on:** March 14, 2011, 08:00:00 AM »

I hope every arrow you guys get out of this trip ends up bringing down meat for you.

I am convinced that you deserve it, as I am also convinced that they have already drawn some blood from each of you...lol

Be sure to show us the finished product.

God bless,Mudd

Guru · « **Reply #41 on:** March 14, 2011, 08:13:00 AM »

That's cool Chris

Might have to try some for my self bow...

You guys find any arrows??

Bowspirit · « **Reply #42 on:** March 14, 2011, 09:56:00 AM »

Mudd,
Most of these shafts'll wind up being used for small game and stumps. Don't wanna think about how many carbons and surewoods I went through last year shooting at frogs, squirrels, and stumps. But I am setting some aside for some knapped heads...

Curt,
I keep thinking how cool would it be for someone to take a Selkirk bunny with a Selkirk arrow? And yeah, We found a Heritage arrow in decent shape. Can't imagine how many arrows still litter the area...

Tdog · « **Reply #43 on:** March 14, 2011, 04:50:00 PM »

Very cool Chris..Can't wait to see them when there done...

hayslope · « **Reply #44 on:** March 14, 2011, 05:02:00 PM »

I've got about 20 acres of MFR behind the house. You can come get all the shafts you want as long as you cut the rest of the stuff down!

Miserable plant. At least you guys can find some "good" in it.

Shawn Leonard · « **Reply #45 on:** March 14, 2011, 06:36:00 PM »

As Chris said we found one arrow! I believe it to be Jeff Williams arrow! Right where he killed his bunny and about 40 shots were taken. Chris they look awfully good ecsp. for the worst of the bunch!! Had a blast bud!! Shawn

Bowspirit · « **Reply #46 on:** March 15, 2011, 02:48:00 AM »

Thanks Shawn. I, too, had a great time.

This is what the finished product'll look exactly like in a month or so. Team Pink Primitive...

J.Williams · « **Reply #47 on:** March 15, 2011, 06:52:00 PM »

Shawn,if it's 4 fletch(2yellow/2barred)it's mine and you can have it...you use the same shafts.I missed a runner with that.
Been enjoying this thread...cool to see something as miserable,and blood-letting,as MF rose turned into arrows...that can cause even more bleeding.Oh,and you can just call me Jeff. :^)

Cyclic-Rivers · « **Reply #48 on:** March 15, 2011, 06:57:00 PM »

Jeff, I saw you lose that one

SEMO_HUNTER · « **Reply #49 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:15:00 PM »

Y'all need to come down here to my place, you can have all of that hateful, obnoxious stuff you want! Take it all home with ya!

Shawn Leonard · « **Reply #50 on:** March 15, 2011, 07:17:00 PM »

Jeff, yes I knew it was yours! I will see ya at Mikeys and bring it!! Semp, we have tons and tons of it! Makes the best rabbi-tat there is!! Shawn

EL Mejor · « **Reply #51 on:** March 15, 2011, 09:45:00 PM »

NICEEEEE,

Adirondackman · « **Reply #52 on:** March 16, 2011, 06:16:00 PM »

Chris - sometime you'll have to show me your straightening method.

Bowspirit · « **Reply #53 on:** March 17, 2011, 02:53:00 AM »

John,

Nothing special, really. Keen eye, steady hand, and a lot of patience. That, and as many have said, bundling is the key. I like to bundle 'em up with a big dowel or broken broom handle. Gives em something to work towards.
I will say though that I am experiment with heating the worst bends and then using a vice to straighten them. Seems to be working quite well...

Adirondackman · « **Reply #54 on:** March 17, 2011, 07:39:00 AM »

I cut some Cane last fall to see how it would work for shafts. Everything that I read says that you need to use heat to straighten. I have not used heat before and I thought that you were using heat. Let me know what you find out with the heating experiments.

Thanks - John

Bowspirit · « **Reply #55 on:** March 17, 2011, 11:08:00 AM »

John,

Cane is an enitrely different material. Heat seems to be the only thing that gets cane straight. But rose and dogwood shafts go through a stage where they seem almost plastic. Very easy to flex and bend by hand alone during the few weeks after cutting. Makes it real easy to work with.

Shawn Leonard · « **Reply #56 on:** March 17, 2011, 11:19:00 AM »

Yup, I do not work with it, but bundled it up to ship and I put a couple good straight shafts in with it and tied it every 4 inches or so. Looks pretty straight. I am shipping it it Arkansas in a few minutes!! Hopefully I get to see some shafts made from itm in the near future. I sent a bunch to the "ferret" Mickey Lotz some years ago and he got shafts that spined 30#s all the way up to right near 50#s, most seemed it the low to mid 40's! Shawn

pruski · « **Reply #57 on:** March 19, 2011, 08:18:00 PM »

hummmmm.

Shawn Leonard · « **Reply #58 on:** March 19, 2011, 10:29:00 PM »

Saw this again and was hoping Chris(bowspirit)maybe posted an update on his shafts. They were lookin good bro! Shawn

stringstretcher · « **Reply #59 on:** March 20, 2011, 06:57:00 AM »

Just looking at the pictures of the cut rose shafts and the patch of multa floral rose, and the cut ones all seem to be redish in color, but the patch all seems to be green? Or am I just color blind?


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