Choke cherry shafts?

[Blaflair2]

Anyone ever use it? Also does anyone have a good build along for a dowel maker? Gonna try my hand at arrows. The cherry is straight grained. Too heavy?

[Stoker]

The plains tribes around here... Southern Alberta... Used chokecherry and serviceberry shoots for shafts.... Heavy I'm gonna say yes... Myself I would be more likely to use similar sized shoots rather then doweling them.. Not to say it wouldn't work.. Ifin you gottem picked and dried what the heck giver beans... What's the worst that could happen you might learn something(My Dad's quote)
There was a dowel machine on here (arrows) that used a router and hardwood block.. Do a search... Take some pics and let us know how it goes good, bad or ugly
Thanks Leroy

[tipi stuff]

I have a friend in Kansas that uses them exclusively. It is the only arrow material in his area.  CC

[IdahoMatt]

The stuff around me grows very squiggly.  I have found one shaft that would work out of a ton.  I have other stuff that is more plentiful.  But it is very pretty and I will make an arrow out of the one that I did get. 

[bow101]

Lots around here but nothing overly straight. I don't like it for the fact that it is a weeee bit brittle.

[Blaflair2]

Well this is a board I have. 2" thick 4' long and super straight grain. So imma try it

[tipi stuff]

Blafair2, the chokecherry shafts I was talking about are from shoots, not from a big piece of wood. What about making a short bow from that piece? I've made a number of chokecherry bows. Curtis