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Cane arrows better than dowel?

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GregB:
Last year I got interested in cane after shooting some from several guys during the Tn. Classic. I soon afterwards went out and cut my own and had a dozen or so finished prior to hunting season. I had a very successful year hunting with the cane, and really enjoyed and learned a lot about arrow making during the process. I can't see me going back to shafts now, although it is easier and quicker. I enjoy taking my time and making my own now. Like Rick said, there is a feeling of satisfaction hunting totally with equipment you made yourself. :)

Little John:
I shoot both matched shafting and cane. shafting for matched sets with a mininum of time (still home made arrows to be proud of) and and cane or bamboo just because I really like them but they are very time consuming and very hard to get a matched set that all shoot the same.   Kenneth

DanaM:
Think i will play the devils advocate here >:D Cane is the best shaft I have ever used, it may take a little longer to make an arrow
but the time spent is more than made up for in their durability. They don't break they might split but they will still shoot. Shoot a cedar, spruce, ash or what have you into a rock or a steel plate and the arrow is ruined, do the same with a cane shaft and the arrow lives to shoot again :)

As for making cane shafts, order yourself a bundle of 500 garden stakes and your set for many years, it don't take long to straighten a cane shaft and once straight they stay straight unlike wood shafts. If you don't sand the rind off you don't even have to seal them. So in my book cane shafts are faster to make than shoot shafts or wood shafts from splits. Store bought shafts are easy, cut to length, seal, fletch and shoot just don't hit anything hard ;)

Justin Snyder:

--- Quote from: DanaM on February 27, 2009, 09:30:13 am ---Think i will play the devils advocate here >:D
--- End quote ---
Boy that just came natural didn't it.  ;) ;D ;D ;D

TRACY:
Nothing wrong with buying matched shafts. I took the plunge a couple of years ago and started using multiflora rose shafts and now the bale of 500 tonkin shafts. I've also traded here for rivercane and really enjoy working it into a useable arrow. I still have lots of POC and other hardwood shafts that I shoot with various bows of different weight and spine. Find what works for you so you'll enjoy your time shooting them.

Tracy

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