Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Jim Davis on August 26, 2014, 10:35:40 pm

Title: looking gift shafts in the mouth?
Post by: Jim Davis on August 26, 2014, 10:35:40 pm
Today I met a 66 year-old man (my age) who has made a fair number of Osage bows in various North American Indian styles, has taken deer with them, knaps his own points, makes his own arrows from shoots, and DOES NOT FREQUENT THE INTERNET. How Primitive can you get!

He has read the available literature on the subject. He showed me some very nice bows.

He also  insisted  on  giving me some river cane shafts that are straight and thoroughly dry. There is one thing though. They are around a half inch in diameter.  They are light, but really fat and stiff. What can I do with them?

Jim Davis
Title: Re: looking gift shafts in the mouth?
Post by: mullet on August 26, 2014, 11:22:33 pm
Shoot them with a heavy point, or fore shafts.
Title: Re: looking gift shafts in the mouth?
Post by: koan on August 27, 2014, 01:52:29 am
Bowfishing is where I'd put em to use.... Brian