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Offline skyarrow

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Bambo arrows
« on: October 02, 2009, 10:04:51 am »
ok my dad has a huge patch of bamboo that grows in his yard its max size is about 1" in dia so i was wondering if i cut the smaller ones can i make arrows out of them
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Re: Bambo arrows
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2009, 10:18:40 am »
If I had them in my yard I would have to try....   Not all bamboo is created equal though there are many different species of bamboo.  I would cut some, bundle it together in three foot lengths in bundles of 12 and let them dry out for at least a month.  The only way to know is to try it.   Good luck!   -josh
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Re: Bambo arrows
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2009, 02:54:33 pm »
 Pull them down and cut the tops out of the big ones.
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Offline WillAdams

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Re: Bambo arrows
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2009, 06:43:02 pm »
The potential difficulty is how much the stalk tapers over a given length.

1" thick stalks which 10 to 15' tall usually taper more at the top than the bottom, while a four or five foot high stalk may be 3/8" for much of its length and much more suited.

William
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