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Would Alder Make Good, Heavy Shafting?
duffontap:
I'm looking for 23/64ths arrows that spine around 60-70# and weigh a lot. Is alder a possibility?
J. D. Duff
Lloyd:
I've never used it myself (yet). It is listed among the arrow woods in Toxophilus but Ascham doesn't seem to like it. That is assuming that what we refer to as Alder is what Ascham refers to as Elder?
One of my pet projects is to work my through all of the woods that Ascham mentions. So far I've tried oak, ash, poplar & birch. I have some beech on the way and want to try hornbeam next.
"Again Hulder, black thorne, Serues tree, Beche, Elder, Afpe, and Sallow, either for their weakness or lightness, make hollow, starting, studding, gadding shafts"
Lloyd
duffontap:
Thanks. I love Ascham's book.
J. D. Duff
Hillbilly:
Elder (Sambucus) is a different wood from alder (Alnus). As for the arrows, try making one and see how it turns out.
tomm:
JD I have though the same thing. I don't now how heavy though as after it dryers it seames lite to me I was looking at the small limes of trees about 2" around. tomm
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