Wild rose shoots
I just harvested a few wild rose shafts. I did it without gloves. BAD IDEA Lousy thorns got me every where. Anyway, should i dry 'em with the bark on or off. Do I need to bundle them? If so why? These...
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Yes, to both questions, and wearing leather gloves while working with ANY rose would be a smart move...... Brian
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I never use gloves. I feel it makes "good medicine" to shed some blood while harvesting them. Also, if you enter the bush from below and use a parang like knife (A saami knife is my choice) you will...
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All rose shoots don't seem to act the same as far as seasoning. I have had pretty good luck drying multiflora rose shoots with the bark off, but I tried peeling some swamp rose shoots and they all...
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My experience has been the same as Hillbilly's. If you do debark the swamp rose, you ought to grease the shafts to slow the drying (I use rendered deer tallow).Will
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You will have an easier time of straightening if you straighten each one by hand a little each day leaving them to dry on the floor or table top to dry. You can totally do away with heat straightening...
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I'm gonna go with gloves next time. I have multi flora rose so I will debark them. I was playing with a dry shoot I found yesterday and wow! Those things are incredibly strong and flexible. I suppose...
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