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Offline archerforlife2

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western washington arrow woods
« on: June 27, 2011, 02:51:57 am »
i live in western Washington and i was wondering what kind of woods are available to me for arrows? thanks
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Offline aaron

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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #1 on: June 27, 2011, 03:13:22 pm »
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....
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Offline archerforlife2

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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2011, 04:45:23 pm »
you can make arrows out of salmon berry?  :-\
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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #3 on: June 27, 2011, 08:41:20 pm »
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
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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #4 on: June 28, 2011, 12:54:44 am »
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...
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Offline archerforlife2

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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #5 on: June 28, 2011, 01:53:58 am »
so salmon berry is a no-no?
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Offline Lemos

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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #6 on: June 28, 2011, 02:17:15 am »
Japanese arrow bamboo, I see it in everyones landscaping around the Longview area. Ask first or be really sneaky

Offline archerforlife2

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Re: western washington arrow woods
« Reply #7 on: June 28, 2011, 02:31:14 am »
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  >:D  ill come back with a bunch of arrow shafts good trading material on here  O:)
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