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Norway pine—known as red deal in England—was the woodmost widely used in that country from before the Conquest up to World War I. It was the arrow of Robin Hood and hismerry men;* it was the arrow of Roger Ascham, the scholar;it was the arrow of Horace Ford, the greatest of all Englisharchers; it was the standard, top grade arrow in America untilPort Orford cedar was recognized as a superior arrow ma-terial. Norway pine is of close grain, it is light in weight, it isstrong, it has good spine, it will stay straight, it takes gluewell and it will take a beautiful finish. Port Orford cedar is a true aromatic cedar. It is said thatthere are only two stands in the world; one on our WestCoast and the other in the mountains north of Palestine, thefamed Cedars of Lebanon. The author cannot vouch for theaccuracy of the last statement as he has never seen any authen-tic comparisons of these trees. |
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