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Author Topic: Bamboo arrow shafts ???  (Read 245 times)

Offline getstonedprimitivebowhunt

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Bamboo arrow shafts ???
« on: March 05, 2010, 08:07:00 AM »
I was walking though Lowe's garden center and seem bamboo sticks. They looked prefect for arrow shafts. Same size as river cane that I have used. So I grabbed 6.(99 cents each).
I have not made them yet but just wonder if You have. Thanks ...Jeff
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Re: Bamboo arrow shafts ???
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2010, 08:29:00 AM »
My first attepmt at cane arrows was 3 or 4 years ago when I purchased some stakes from the garden center ar Home Depot.
Mine were too large of diameter. I TRIED to straighten and made up a dozen for target practice.
They are now used as curtain rods in my cabin with feathers and points inract.
Fred
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Cane and Magnolia tend to make good arrow.
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Re: Bamboo arrow shafts ???
« Reply #2 on: March 05, 2010, 09:10:00 AM »
Lots of folks have made good cane arrows using garden stakes from the garden center stores.They are probably Tonkin cane. I haven't used them is a while because I cut local native cane for arrows.
  Look in the "how to" section here for info on arrows from raw cane. Mickey(Ferret) used to have info on his site but I believe that was lost to cyber space but someone may have saved that info. I know there are good cane arrow building information on PA if you want to look there.
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