??? Bamboo Arrows

[RIng]

Hi All I have been building a lot of arrows as of late . I have tried bamboo . The ? I have is instead of using wood to reinforce the point end of the shaft could one use some drill rod ? Say 1/8 drill rod , It wood be strong and not bend as easy as steal , and wood add weight . What do you think or has anyone tried it ?   Thank You Rick

[JAG]

Haven't used rod, but don't see why it won't work.  Give it a shot and let us know.

[drewsbow]

I have used rod in my bamboo and it works good but sometimes splits the boo on hard impacts like solid stumps.

[Paul_R]

Have you ever used nail points? Tenbrook (the inventor of the banana spine tester) has a really good build along here:

   Tenbrook\\'s build along