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cedar or fir
butch:
i have 3 old porch post,6"x6"x7'. its redish in collor and smells like cedar but ive never seen a red cedar or fir wood.. straight grain, quarter sawn and looks like it might make good arrows. can anyone tell me how to identify this and does fir make good arrows. thanks..
Pat B:
Butch, Where do you live? I guess it could be western red cedar or fir. In either case, I believe you can use it for arrows. I have not made many arrows like this so you had better wait for someone that knows.
Pat
butch:
pat-- thanks for the reply. i live in green country. okla. is devided up by names like that but im west of tulsa 30 min. these post are rough sawn and painted . probably over 100 years old. i think they came from one log, comercial timber. the grain runs of to the side about 20 degrees but there clean with no knots. i dont think its local wood. at that time N.E. OK. didnt have mutch timber. could be arkansaw. i
i like your postings and have learned a lot from you and the others. do you know why our licence plates say OK. is ok . its because an okie cant spell mediocur . thanks butch
Pat B:
Give some a try. Well seasoned wood like that can make excellent arrows. I believe Jamie used some old salvaged wood for arrows not too long ago. I guess it could be ERC also. Give it a try. Pat
duffontap:
It could be either. I've used salvaged fir to make some great arrows with high spines. I've even made an arrow or two out of some Port Orford Cedar that I found on the beach. Western Red Cedar is a little soft for arrows but it can work. Good fir makes superior shafts.
J. D. Duff
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