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California Indian Style Archery Set Build-a-long
donnieonetrack:
Patrick, it takes years for cane to dry if the wax is left on, when you removed the "skin" the shaft started drying and the added heat helped spend the drying. Cane will increase in spine a good bit with drying. If I leave the "skin" on my shafts I punch a small hole with a thin knife as I heat the shaft to release steam/moisture. It's surprising how much moisture will come out of a shaft cut a year earlier.
Take a shaft and cut it in half, now add heat to the open section and watch the water/steam.
take care,
Donnie
JackCrafty:
Thanks Donnie, yeah, that makes sense. You recognize those canes? ;)
I wish I had recorded the weights of those shafts just before I added the foreshafts. I'll bet they got lighter too. Next time, I'll have to remember to spine the arrows AFTER peeling and straightening.
Anyway, I'll post more pics soon....when the set is finished.
donnieonetrack:
I went by the cane patch last week and the state (state land) has mowed and poisoned the cane. I have other places to cut but this was the best quality i've found, so far.......
Contact me if you need more,
Have you made any arrows from the sparkleberry yet?
Donnie
JackCrafty:
Ah yes, the sparkleberry.....nope, no arrows yet. Made two kids bows from it, though. ;D That sparkleberry is tough stuff.
I've got a half-dozen of your sparkleberry shoots prepped and ready for blunt-tipped arrows. The others are waiting....
I'll contact you for more cane if I don't pick up some at the TN Classic.
donnieonetrack:
It works really well for foreshafts.
I've been using black cherry saplings for the kids bows, seems to work pretty well.
take care,
Donnie
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