western washington arrow woods

[archerforlife2]

i live in western Washington and i was wondering what kind of woods are available to me for arrows? thanks

[aaron]

sitka spruce for split shafts (where you make 'em out of a large piece, then split or saw them down.)
for shoot shafts, oceanspray, nootka rose, red osier dogwood, bamboo, salmonberry.
or go to the hardware store for poplar, bamboo....

[archerforlife2]

you can make arrows out of salmon berry? 

[archerforlife2]

went out today and got 10 salmon berry shafts about 3-3 and a half feet long and about 3/8-1/2 inch around

[aaron]

with bushes like salmonberry and elderberry, you have to pay attention to the size of the pith- that's the spongy core. the smaller the pith the better. If you're in elma, ocean spray should be an option- very hard stuff and heavy. it has a creamy white bloom to look for. salmon berry will not produce as heavy a spine as ocean spray for your new 50 lb VM bow...

[archerforlife2]

so salmon berry is a no-no?

[Lemos]

Japanese arrow bamboo, I see it in everyones landscaping around the Longview area. Ask first or be really sneaky

[archerforlife2]

im going to see my grama for the next couple days and she has a bunch of it she wants me to get rid of for her    ill come back with a bunch of arrow shafts good trading material on here