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Offline smoky#1

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Boxelder for arrows?
« on: April 30, 2013, 03:16:46 pm »
Has anyone on here tried out boxelder (also known as ash-leaf maple) for arrows?
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Boxelder for arrows?
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2013, 11:06:54 pm »
Its a bit weak and breaks easily. at least the shoots do. split timber shafts are decent, its sort of like poplar, but slightly harder.
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Re: Boxelder for arrows?
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2013, 01:06:34 am »
Thanks. I'll try to build some.
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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: Boxelder for arrows?
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2013, 05:09:30 pm »
If you have access to any poplar use it first. boxelder is brittle as glass.  then again my experiece is climbing and cutting them down. could be its 10x stronger when dry.
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Re: Boxelder for arrows?
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2013, 09:54:45 pm »
box elder makes a great spindle and a decent hearth board for firestarting.
but its very weak wood in my experience
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Boxelder for arrows?
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2013, 08:01:52 am »
You can make an arrow from almost any wood.
Keep that in mind
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