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Offline richardzane

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spice bush for shafts?
« on: May 10, 2011, 12:30:31 pm »
I'm new here,
and new to making arrows
was wondering if anyone had luck using spicebush for shafts,
I've been sizing some i harvested last winter.
they seem to slick up nice when pulled through a hole cut in bois d'arc
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Offline Pat B

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Re: spice bush for shafts?
« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2011, 12:44:12 pm »
I have cut spice bush but never made shafts from it. Give it a try and report back with the results.
  I have found that most shoot material will make arrows but some varieties are better than others. Only a trial run will tell.
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