Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: smoky#1 on November 24, 2012, 03:53:32 am
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What all would be suitable arrow shaft materials from nebraska?
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Name some plants that grow there and I'll try to tell you which ones will work for arrows. ;D
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I assume you have the same options I do here in Iowa. I have been using maple saplings raw with the bark on them. I love the really primitve look.
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Ash, ERC, Elm, Pine, Oak, Maple, etc...
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y of those woods will make split out or sawn out arrows. If you have shrubs like Red Osier Dogwood, Gray Dogwood, Viburnum, they will all make good shoot arrows.
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Oh forgot the smaller trees, Choke cherry, plum. Cottonwood, Black Locust, Box Elder, Poplar, Catalpa. etc...
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on this note, could strait scotch broom be used? i know it grows pretty much everywhere. Edit: Never mind, there a post about that down at the bottom of the page. Looks like it does.
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All of those trees will make sawn or split arrows but only the choke cherry and plum for shoot arrows. You could get shoots from the others but they would probably be too big for their spine weight.
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How effective are cattail stalks?
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i'm having fair success with wildrose. harvest the brown barked shoots in winter the ones that have a simple arc and not too many thorns.
knock off the thorns and bundle em up tight.