Cane vs POC - Spine?

[Weasel]

I'm preparing to order some cane shafts from Kustom King, but have a question. I've been told that cane is more forgiving in spine than cedar or fir. I'm shooting 45/50# fir out of my 53# BBY.

Any thoughts? Do I need a higher or lower spine with cane? Or do they shoot the same as the above mentioned woods?

Thanks!

Jerry

[Weasel]

Perhaps I should have phrased my question differently. I know the spine scale reads the same stiffness no matter what the shaft is made of. I should have asked if cane is as critical as fir/POC in the area of spine.

Can I use a certain pound spine cane arrow in a wider bow poundage range than the other materials? That's what I meant by "forgiving".

[outbackbob48]

Weasel, I believe it is more forgiving because of natural taper of shoot shafts or cane shafts. Full length taper not just last 10" like wood shafts

[BowHunterGA]

I am sure others may disagree but I cut my own cane shafts and really do not worry much about spine. For the distances I will take hunting shots with Cane arrows I have not found it makes much difference. I just build the arrows and start shooting. I shoot cane out of selfbows from 45-near 70#s and my cane arrows fly well out of all out to 15 yards or so.

Now this is using native river cane, not sure about bamboo or tonkin as I have not worked with those.

[Weasel]

Thank you for your replies!

Jerry

[Zradix]

I have just started making arrows from bamboo planting stakes.

I just found the tapered spruce arrow spine that shot well from my bow from some spine test shafts I have.

Made a very simple "spine tester" ( 2 nails to support the shaft, a 2# weight with a hook on it to hang from the shaft, made a mark on the wall to show how far the shaft bent when the weight was hung)

Took the straightened boo to the spine tester.
The ones that deflected the right amount were turned into arrows.

Those boo arrows shot well if cut about 1.5" longer than the spruce...with the same point weight.

The boo is heavier than the spruce so the boo arrow doesn't get going as quickly..which generally means needing a longer arrow or less spine.

all that said...it seems to me that boo needs a slightly lighter spine than spruce.

ymmv...especially since you're talking cane..but this is all the info I have to help..lol