Had to chop down come cotton wood in my backyard recently and was wondering how to go and make them into arrows? I debarked them and sealed the ends and going to put them somewhere to dry out. So do I just bend them a bit straight at a time until they dry out and then cut them down to size??? and should I keep them a bit big (thinking of just using then for target arrows with fire harden tips or should it be something else. They'll be used for bows under 50#, maybe at about 25-35# or less) The wood range from maybe 3/4" - 2" 1/2" thick. Some time later I'm going to get some more and if I can I might get some maple (don't know yet got to see if I can get to it) so should I get them bigger then split, seal, and let it dry or just go for small piece???
