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Offline Springbuck

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Re: who grows their own shoot shafts?
« Reply #90 on: November 04, 2014, 10:46:15 am »
Quote from: jackcrafty on February 15, 2013, 11:48:28 pm
I've got some Texas kidneywood.

Kidneywood?  Wow, that is new to me!  They sure got everything, don't they?


My neighbors do it for me.  They have a hundred plum trees, it seems, and they seem to think the only way to trim any tee is top lop off the branches blunt, what people call "topping".  I know that some coppice on purpose, but these are just old fruit trees, and they cut just cut em all off a couple feet from the main bole.

Anyway, more plum shoots than a guy could cut.  The only problem is really inconsistent taper.  Some are 5/16 peeled on one end, and 3/8 on the other, and some are 5/16 and 11/32 on the other.
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #91 on: November 04, 2014, 11:42:57 pm »
The difference between 3/8 and 11/32 is only 1/32 of an inch.  That's really good for natural shoots.

What can make all the shoots the same diameter, you might ask?  Belt sander.   ;)
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #92 on: November 05, 2014, 11:07:49 am »
"What can make all the shoots the same diameter, you might ask?  Belt sander."

or a cabinet scraper...works just fine  :)
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #93 on: November 05, 2014, 03:49:00 pm »
The Wife's been growing a hibiscus bush in a pot for few years.  In spring I take it outside for her and in fall bring it back inside.  Brought it inside a few days ago.  Noticed that there's some nice arrow-to-be branches on that thing!  Now gotta convince her that it needs a good bit of "pruning" . . . . .
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #94 on: November 05, 2014, 07:58:30 pm »
"Now gotta convince her that it needs a good bit of "pruning"
haha! :D
I'm noticing some beautiful slender straight "shafts" growing on  red osier I planted down by our spring...
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #95 on: April 10, 2016, 04:35:28 pm »
I use wild rose. I have plenty of it in my yard and it grows straight most of the time.
I have to be careful to cut wide enough shoots so my nock end won't be too narrow.
I hand plane white pine stock. I rip out 7/17 x 7/16" x 32" stock.
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #96 on: August 11, 2016, 01:42:47 pm »
There is a bowyer in GA. Name Japp Kopperdarayr and he builds some great bnows
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #97 on: August 11, 2016, 05:28:03 pm »
Quote from: Knoll on November 05, 2014, 03:49:00 pm
The Wife's been growing a hibiscus bush in a pot for few years.  In spring I take it outside for her and in fall bring it back inside.  Brought it inside a few days ago.  Noticed that there's some nice arrow-to-be branches on that thing!  Now gotta convince her that it needs a good bit of "pruning" . . . . .

So, Mike, how did the convincing project work out for you?  Did ya get any 'Hibiscus shoot' shaft made up yet???

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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #98 on: January 08, 2017, 02:50:39 pm »
Here in North Idaho, I harvest Ocean Spray, Nine Bark, Syringa, and occasionally some Mountain Maple. Recently pulled a shrub (Beauty Berry) from my wifes flower bed and noticed some mighty good looking shoots which I saved to try out. It resembles Syringa in bark and spine. If it works I will be trying to save that root bundle this spring. Those arrow sized shoots grew from pruning to almost 4' long in one summer.
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Re: Who Grows Their Own Shoot Shafts?
« Reply #99 on: January 08, 2017, 05:04:25 pm »
Quote from: elwinbm on August 11, 2016, 01:42:47 pm
There is a bowyer in GA. Name Japp Kopperdarayr and he builds some great bnows
He also sells yadake arrow bamboo, though the 7 I got were rather inconsistent. Still looked like good quality other than that.

I live in Southern California, landless city boy. Not sure where I could harvest shoots. Would love to harvest some oceanspray or hazel.
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