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Cane arrows better than dowel?
Pat B:
My hill cane arrows for this past year are 550gr to 650gr with stone heads. My hunting bows this past year were 47# and 48#@26".
PeteC:
Arthur,I use 3 types of arrow shafts.In my humble opinion,cane is #1,hands down.#2 are shoot arrows,and #3 ,self- doweled shafts.Although a good number of these turn out very good(#3),the cane and shoots are so simple,and quick to build,I rarely get the router and drill out much anymore.God Bless
Dane:
Hillbilly is right. He made me a set of beauties for the Xmas trade, and shooting them was like being able to see after being blind.
I have a bunch of cane on order (live in New England, so harvesting is difficult :)), and doubt I will ever go back to wooden arrows, aside maybe from replicating historic arrows down the line. Shoots I have to try, but cane looks hard to beat.
Dane
Justin Snyder:
What does "better" mean? 8)
Hillbilly:
Justin, to me better means weight is just where I like it, forgiving of minor spine variations, almost unbreakable (important if you're a lousy shot like I am), easy to straighten, stays straight, looks good, historically correct for my area, more water resistant than wood, and just shoots good, etc. etc.
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