ANST - re: tent pole materials ...

[j'lynn yeates]

On 6 Nov 98, at 12:21, Casey&Coni wrote:

> Wolf,
> 
> the only place I've ever even *seen* ash is in the Museum Reps catalogue
> for an exhorbitant price.  If you find anything else, please let me know.

have three of those standing in the corner for future use ... for the throwing 
javelins, i favor using ash replacment tool handles (can often find them at 
Academy for cheap).  found some nifty rounding tools (like big pencil 
sharpeners) and wanted to try my hand at making shafts by ripping down 
dimensional lumber on a table saw into a square ... then knocking off the 
corners into a octagon, then using the shapers to make round hafts.  
something i've never done and want to see how it all works out.

i know the stuff (dimensional ash) is available ... years ago had two spear 
heads mounted by a local carpenter (tried to contact for sources, no joy).  
he ended up making the hafts too large in diameter (dosn't fit my hand 
comfortably, balance is all wrong, and they fly like lead ducks) ... so as of 
this week i now have two *heavy* ash quarter staves / hiking staffs (cut off 
heads at bottom socket, drilled out most of wood, burned out rest with 
torch ...).  planning on remounting on the smaller ash hafts (seeking them 
this weekend) for a matched set of three medium throwing javelins.

'wolf

... When we hunt, we all function with one mind
... - Boingo, Pedestrian Wolves
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