Author Topic: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows (Read 3019 times)

Roy from Pa · « **on:** September 17, 2018, 04:07:20 PM »

Takes a while chopping out feathers, putting them on, and cutting in self nocks, but damn it's fun...

Gonna shoot em a while and then mount some old bear razor heads on a few to poke ah deer with:)

Rob DiStefano · « **Reply #1 on:** September 17, 2018, 04:28:57 PM »

Awesome! REAL arrows for killin stuff, love it!

goobersan · « **Reply #2 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:09:10 PM »

kinda cool I guess..............

Macatawa · « **Reply #3 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:16:54 PM »

Decent!

Tear 'em up Roy!!

Fishinglink · « **Reply #4 on:** September 17, 2018, 05:28:31 PM »

Do you have to use self nocks with bamboo or can you use a glue on?

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Roy from Pa · « **Reply #5 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:03:56 PM »

You can use glue on nocks...

kennym · « **Reply #6 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:33:26 PM »

They're OK I guess...

I'm gonna call Easton and see if they can make carbon with the bumps on em to look like cane....

Nice job buddy!!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:41:05 PM »

Thanks ole timer....

Terry Green · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2018, 06:55:44 PM »

TradBrewSC · « **Reply #9 on:** September 17, 2018, 08:34:05 PM »

Very cool! great work!

Wannabe1 · « **Reply #10 on:** September 17, 2018, 10:33:01 PM »

Roy, that's some fine arrow work!

What bow ya gonna shoot 'em through?

WESTBROOK · « **Reply #11 on:** September 17, 2018, 10:48:38 PM »

Those are pretty nice I guess.....if thats whatcha like.

Nice work Roy

Now go poke a deer wiffem!

Pat B · « **Reply #12 on:** September 17, 2018, 10:59:17 PM »

Kenny beat me to it...I guess.
Nice Tonkin cane arrows Roy.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #13 on:** September 18, 2018, 04:21:15 AM »

I'm a 70 year old fart so I shoot a 40# bow.

It's a yew, yew, bamboo backed trilam I built with an osage riser and buffalo horn tip overlays.

Jon Stewart · « **Reply #14 on:** September 18, 2018, 06:35:11 AM »

Roy, I build cane arrows also. Not sure if you do this or not but I got a bag of bamboo skewer sticks at the dollar store and I glue about a two inch piece in each end of the arrow using titebond three. It really strengthens the ends of the arrow especially when you self nock. This also gives me a solid end to nock taper as well so I can use glue on nocks. I need the buildup at the point end because I use stone points. Nice looking sticks. I am also pushing 70 and use a 40# Northern Mist or 40 #self bow.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #15 on:** September 18, 2018, 06:49:24 AM »

Thanks, Jon.

Yes I have glued in small dowels at the nock end and point end as well then used smooth on epoxy.

Then either did self nocks or put on plastic nocks.

I've even used larger longer osage dowels with one end reduced to fit inside the boo shaft and then did the nock or point taper on the end of the osage.

Just depends on my mood at the time how I do it.

You know how moody us old guys can be..

Trenton G. · « **Reply #16 on:** September 18, 2018, 08:16:29 AM »

Those look pretty neat! Hope you get a chance to test them out this fall!

KeithG · « **Reply #17 on:** September 18, 2018, 10:21:12 AM »

Machino · « **Reply #18 on:** September 18, 2018, 10:55:37 AM »

How are the tips mounted? It would be great to see a close up

Zbone · « **Reply #19 on:** September 18, 2018, 11:45:17 AM »

Well done pretty arrows... Curious what kind of spine you're getting out of bamboo?


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