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Offline criveraville

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Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« on: February 11, 2012, 07:32:44 pm »
Anyone ever make arrows out of crepe Myrtle? I just harvested a bundle, but would like to get input. Do you seal th ends of shoots?

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Offline Pat B

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Re: Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« Reply #1 on: February 11, 2012, 08:13:23 pm »
Cipriano, I've never tried CM for arrows. Ken75 is the CM expert around here.
  When I cut hardwood shoots for arrows I leave then long, I don't seal the bend but bundle them and set them aside to season.
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Re: Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2012, 10:25:08 pm »
aren't the shoots very knotted?
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Offline jturkey

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Re: Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2012, 11:54:09 am »
i've been wonder this as well. i have a bunch of cm in my front yard and the branches look like they would be great for the arrows.
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Offline crooketarrow

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Re: Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« Reply #4 on: February 12, 2012, 11:57:40 am »
  I had someone send me a dozzen once. I never even atemped it. They was'nt a straight lenth more that 2 inchs in any of them. Lots or kinks. DIC yea mine were very knoted. Lots of limbs would be a night mare to spine if you spined your arrows. There were arrows in them I just was going to let them out. I don't know but it was almost like he was playing a joke on me. The dog wood I sent him back he probley fell in love with.
  Yours would have to be better than the ones I got. Your have tons of time in them. I also cut mind long and cut to leanth after they season. But I see no reason you couldn't cut and seal the ends.
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Re: Crepe Myrtle arrows? Anyone?
« Reply #5 on: February 12, 2012, 08:32:49 pm »
When I lived down south, the city would come and chop the tops off every winter.  They are perfect size for arrows.  I have collected a bunch, buy never did anything with them as I have a lot of cane I prefer to use.  Maybe I'll pull a few out.   ;)
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