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Offline nsherve

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Wax myrtle?
« on: October 21, 2018, 09:22:07 am »
Anyone ever try wax myrtle for shafts?
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #1 on: October 21, 2018, 09:32:49 am »
Wax myrtle should work well for arrows with the right sticks. Another option would be Ilex vomitorium. I can't think of the common name, we used to call them Christmas berry because of their red berries.
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Offline nsherve

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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #2 on: October 21, 2018, 05:50:07 pm »
Yaupon holly...I’ve read about that, I may try it out one of these days. I’d just been walking around and seeing the wax myrtle made me think of it.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #3 on: October 21, 2018, 07:10:05 pm »
Boil down the leaves and retrieve the wax. It was used in colonial times for candles and it smells good.   :OK
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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #4 on: October 21, 2018, 07:31:04 pm »
Where are you at, Florida? The berries on Wax Myrtle was also used by natives and old Florida Crackers to stun fish. Drink you some Yaupon Tea if you have a long weekend.;-)
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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #5 on: October 21, 2018, 08:39:43 pm »
Good old Black Drink.  :OK
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Offline nsherve

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Re: Wax myrtle?
« Reply #6 on: October 22, 2018, 04:56:29 am »
Nah, Mullett, not Florida (if you're asking me). Alabama.
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