Spining River Cane?

[Ike 403]

OK, arrow gurus...how do I measure the spine of river cane shafts? Is it the same process as regular wood shafting (arrow supported 26" apart, weight the middle and measure) or is it a different bag of tricks? Thanks for all your help!
Ike

[Pat B]

Yes, you measure them the same. Depending on the amount of taper the cane has, you can reduce the effective spine weight by up to 10# for that taper.

[Ike 403]

Thanks, Pat B...I'm cutting longer cane and using the center section so I can get a more consistent size throughout.

[Pat B]

You can leave them long also if you need to reduce the effective spine. For each inch over 28" subtract 5# of spine weight.

[No-sage]

I cut all my shoot shafts long.  That way I can get a good match set by moving center of the shaft left or right on the spine meter until I find the spot where they all spine the same.  Then I cut both ends for the length arrow I need.