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Offline Pyka

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Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« on: July 11, 2013, 12:26:28 pm »
I'm currently making a bow from Sea Grape which grows in South FL.  Can anyone recommend a wood type that grows in S. FL that would be good for arrows?

Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« Reply #1 on: July 11, 2013, 10:45:45 pm »
How far South are we talking?  Like the Keys?  Everglades and south?
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Offline seminolewind

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Re: Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2013, 12:10:07 am »
There should be bamboo down there I know we have god amount up here in Tampa.
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Re: Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2013, 09:57:14 am »
PM Parnell. He was just telling me about some shaft material he was using. He is in Naples.
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Offline Pyka

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Re: Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2013, 03:51:29 pm »
How far South are we talking?  Like the Keys?  Everglades and south?

Palm Beach County.  I'm a little inland, about 25 minutes from the ocean but I don't mind driving out if there are some good seaside wood types there.

Thanks for the replies everyone.

Offline Beavis

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Re: Arrow shafts made from a South Florida wood?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2013, 10:58:28 am »
I'm in PB county too and was wondering about your seagrape bow, let me know how that goes.