Self arrows

[Lee Lobbestael]

I have always made my arrows out of cedar shafts but I want to try making some arrows out of something similar to river cane. I live in Michigan so am too far north to find rivercane. Is there anything aroung these parts similar that I could experiment with?

[soopernate]

You might find some red willow or osier as its called in some parts.

[Dano]

Sometimes the big home improvement stores carry bamboo in the garden dept. they use it for plant supports, it's know as Martha Stewart shafts. I would look for bigger than 1/4" at the nock end.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

what dano said

[Pat B]

I'm sure you have red osier dogwood. It makes excellent arrows and was a preferred shafting for some Native Americans. Once the leaves drop it is easy to see because of its red bark and it grows as a clump type shrub and usually in large colonies in wet areas.
  Do a Google search for Red Osier dogwood.(Cornus sericea).

[BJP]

The garden stakes work very well i have made a few and they work great will be trying to take a deer with some i got at Lowes this year. You mite get some funny looks as you are sorting throught them though.

[George Tsoukalas]

There's shoots (tiny trees) growing everywhere. More info on my site. Jawge
 http://georgeandjoni.home.comcast.net/~georgeandjoni/