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Josh Wilson
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 Posted: Tue 09 Jul, 2013 6:19 pm Post subject: Looking for Spear Shafts in the USA |
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I'm having trouble finding a source of ash poles to mount a spear head on. Where do you folks from the US purchase yours?
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Tanner Sheltry
Location: Oklahoma Joined: 08 Apr 2013
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Arms & Armor has 7ft shaft on their website.
the more skill a man has with his weapon the more gentle and courteous should he behave, for in truth this is rightly the honour of a brave Gentleman, and so much more is he to be esteemed: he must not be a bragger, or lier, and without truth in his word, because there is nothing more to be required of a man than to know himself" - Vincentio Saviolo
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Matthew Amt
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I've gotten 1-inch diameter by 6-foot brush handles from Torrington Brushworks, which can give you a spear over 7 feet long depending on the head and buttspike (if any). Not specifically ash, but I've gotten several nice straight ones.
http://www.torringtonbrushes.com/handles/wind...ndles.html
For longer stuff, Peavey Manufacturing will apparently make whatever kind of dowel you like, even tapered. I haven't tried them so far.
http://peaveymfg.com/
The world needs more spears!
Matthew
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Scott Hanson
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I was going to suggest Peavey as well. I haven't gotten anything from them yet, but the pruning poles are octagonal and up to 192" long.
Kult of Athena also carries ash poles.
Proverbs 27:17 "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another"
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Terry Thompson
Location: Suburbs of Wash D.C. Joined: 17 Sep 2010
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I bought several octogonal ash shafts from Sherrill Tree. (1.25" width, 8 ft length) A tree tool supply company. The poles are around $25. Shipping was $14. But I ordered two poles, so it was about $65 for both including shipping.
-Terry
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