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Information and Resources => Trading Post => Topic started by: neuse on May 27, 2015, 08:12:29 am

Title: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on May 27, 2015, 08:12:29 am

I would like to get some river cane shafts and red osier shafts.

I have 3, 100 packs of full lenght left wing. These are somewhat old, so they have a high oil line.
One pack is missing about 4 feathers and another pack is missing about 2 feathers.

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: tattoo dave on May 27, 2015, 08:35:54 pm

What color are the feathers, and how many shafts are you looking for. I might have some.

Tattoo Dave

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on May 28, 2015, 08:54:16 am

Red Barred
Very Dark Blue
Goldish Green?

A dozen of each, raw shafts

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on May 29, 2015, 08:15:55 am

No, just raw shafts, hopefully a little bit straight.

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on May 30, 2015, 08:25:26 am

The reason I am asking is that I looked at a map of Red Osier and I live in one of about 6 states where it does not grow.

I would like to harvest my own, but would have to do some traveling.

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: Pat B on May 31, 2015, 11:49:01 am

Where do you live, Neuse? There is probably another shafting material that grows near you.

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on June 01, 2015, 08:41:55 am

Pat,

I live in Dallas, TX.

Viburnum is supposed to grow here, but I have never been able to identify any growing in the wild. I think it is used as a landscape plant.

Title: Re: Arrow Shafts
Post by: neuse on June 01, 2015, 08:43:50 am

As a follow up. I will be traveling to Branson, Missourri this month, maybe I can find a place there or along the way to harvest.