Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: PrimitiveTim on December 02, 2013, 09:30:34 pm
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I posted this in the how to section just so it's there for people to go look back on but this is a video one how I make my bowstrings from natural materials.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePK2On2nk6A&feature=c4-overview&list=UU9l4lrfkOEV5iNSju5GxM_g
If double posting is a no no mods feel free to remove it. I just know the how to section doesn't get a lot of traffic.
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Nice video very informative.
Grady
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Great vid, but I feel I have to mention that some folks are highly allergic to the saponins in agave and can get a horrid rash from working it. It happened to me and I had no idea what was going on, only that my arms were on fire and nothing could quench it. It ended up blistering pretty bad for about a week. If you area person that is sensitive to this, you can avoid it and still use the fibers by soaking the agave leaf in a pond or barrel of water until the fleshy part of the plant decomposes, leaving behind a thick strand of wonderful fibers.
I dig your videos and blog. Good to know there are more of us out there!!! Stay connected.
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Wylden, I have experienced this rash before but it only happened with one type of agave and for about half an hour. No long term effects like you experienced. I asked a plant expert why it was so irritating and this is what I got, "Agave often has high amounts of calcium oxalate crystals callled raphides. They are needle shaped and cause physical damage."
Thanks for watching my videos and reading the blog! I'll definitely stay connected!