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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Blacktail on November 07, 2013, 12:34:43 am

Title: green wood question
Post by: Blacktail on November 07, 2013, 12:34:43 am

i found a pondarose pine that had blown over..i am wanting to play with the wood for arrow shafts....so i did some splitting of the wood and let it sit over night..when i went back out the next day i seen that the wood had some sap coming out...SO,do you think the wood is still wet or green....i trying to figure out how long it will take to dry...thanks john

Title: Re: green wood question
Post by: Pat B on November 07, 2013, 09:06:27 am

John, for arrows you want well seasoned wood. I'd give it at least a year and more would be better.

Title: Re: green wood question
Post by: crooketarrow on November 17, 2013, 06:47:24 pm

  I've never use pondsrose pine so a year sounds ok to me.

Title: Re: green wood question
Post by: Pat B on November 17, 2013, 11:15:33 pm

Ponderosa pine shafting is known commercially as Chundo.