Bamboo Arrows

[Chimaster]

Hey guys I bought some bamboo arrows at the GLLI in Michigan the other day. I was wondering if any of you guys have ever shoot many of them. The guy who sold them to me said I could shoot them from a 30# bow to a 60# bow. So far I have shot them off a 44# recurve, a 53# JV Outback longbow, and a 57# Cari-Bow longbow and they fly great out of all of them. It doesn't make sense to me but they fly like a dart.Any thoughts would be welcomed.

[Grey Taylor]

My experience with bamboo arrows is similar. The material is very forgiving for spine.
Besides, you can't get much cooler than a bamboo arrow.

Guy

[Bob Walker]

Hey Gary,
You'd probably get a lot more response to this thread if you posted it on Pow Wow instead of the classifieds.
Good luck,
Bob

[Cromm]

I think it's to do with the taper of the arrow that makes it fly so well from a range of bow weights.

[whitetail_downer100]

I am about to find out... just bought my first couple dozen.  They say anything from 55-80#.  I hope I have the same experience as you>

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

I like them too

[TommyBoy]

Yep, I've built several dozen and have been very impressed.  Getting nocks and points on straight can be a pain at first, until you get used to working with grass, but they fly great.

[Thumper Dunker]

I love the stuff ,been using stuff I get from a garden store. Works good out of my recurves and long bow.

[Ed Q]

I get my bamboo arrows from John at Glacier Traditional in Montana.  He makes great bamboo arrows.  I'm surprised how well they shoot out of my 45# longbow.  I got them because I heard bamboo is "nature's carbon" and supposedly much tougher than wood.  So far so good, none have broken, splintered or showed any stress cracks after about a month of shooting them in my backyard, whereas my wood arrows begin to show stress cracks usually by then.  I recently ordered some flu flu bamboo arrows from him for my 30# self bow and can't wait to see how they shoot.

Oh, and they look great in my cheapo hand-made bamboo quiver I made out of a 3" diameter bamboo pole!

[Steve O]

I swear.  After 5 years, I finally have you with matched and tuned arrows, shooting dessert plate groups at 40 yards and you come up with these things    

With that said, I am looking forward to helping you drag out a few of the deer you are going to take with these crooked all nodded up things!

[mparks]

Bamboo is higher in Zen and Chi than carbon.

[Chimaster]

Being retired now gives me alot of time to ponder different things. I know I can fustrate you Steve, but you got to admit it keeps life interesting. Besides we need to have stuff to talk about on our way to bear camp this year. I'm so glad to see that there are others who like these shafts. I thought I was diving into un-charted waters. Does anyone have any suggestions for cresting these things. Steve thought markers would work.

[Grey Taylor]

The same craft acrylic paints I use for regular arrows work fine on bamboo. But due to the natural waviness of the shaft it can be a challenge to get uniform lines or thin lines.

Guy

[BamBooBender]

Bamboo arrows work very well, but they are a bit labor intensive to make. Somebody selling these nowadays?

[shikari]

Look ar the mughal arrows in the Greyson archery collection,I am stunned everytime I look at them.

[NTD]

I Love bamboo arrows and they are all I shoot.  Here's a set of 6 I finished up not too long ago.

 
 

[WPAtrapper]

Originally posted by Chimaster:
Hey guys I bought some bamboo arrows at the GLLI in Michigan the other day. I was wondering if any of you guys have ever shoot many of them. The guy who sold them to me said I could shoot them from a 30# bow to a 60# bow. So far I have shot them off a 44# recurve, a 53# JV Outback longbow, and a 57# Cari-Bow longbow and they fly great out of all of them. It doesn't make sense to me but they fly like a dart.Any thoughts would be welcomed.

How much do they cost for a dozen?

[MercilessMing]

Bare shafts cost about $140 for 100 pcs after S&H from Internet.  They came tempered, straightened and pre-spined.  If you make the arrows yourself the cost is about $2 each arrow finished (labor is free   :D  ).  Self nock works well if reinforced.  You may use bone for the reinforcement.  I used old Printed Circuit Board, micarta, or even canvas soked in expoxy for the reinforcement to save cost.

You may decorate shafs any way you like.  Rob DiStefano had mentioned using Sharpie to color the shaft.  That works out great.  Remember to seal it with Polyurethene...

[Chimaster]

I bought them from a guy named Joe neat in Ohio his phone number is 513-8680832

[Chimaster]

I checked out the Greyson collection of arrows, they are awesome. I can't wait to get my bamboo shafts to start building them. They will be with me on opening day.