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Offline zeNBowyer

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Ben Meadows Bamboo
« on: October 20, 2009, 05:24:57 pm »
Just  got  my  shipment  of  500  shafts  from  Meadows,  and by  reccomendation I  ordered the  3/8ths  size, 
I'm no  expert with  bamboo  shafts  but  I  would  be  very  suprised  if more than 20% of these  shafts  would  spine  out stiff  enough  for my 50-60 # bows, this  might  be  an  expensive  mistake, the  shipping  was  more  than  the stakes~
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2009, 10:00:28 pm »
Made  up a starter  arrow from  this pile  of bamboo  to  see  how  they  fly,
wow
   There  is something  very unique  about  bamboo, these  shafts  should  be folding  over  but they flew like  steel darts and  hit  with  authority, smacking  the  target, went  from  a  53#  bow all  the  way  up  to  60# and a 175 gr  arrow  tip weight waiting  for  a  slap  or  break but the  heaviest  tip  shot  straight  and  true, even  though I didn't  get  all  the  kinks  out  perfectly,
   and  the  self   nocks are  suprisingly strong,
seems  to  be  a  heavy  shaft, can  see why they  hunt so  good  now:)

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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2009, 10:04:05 pm »
 We told you so! ::) ::) ::) ;D ;)
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2009, 10:07:37 pm »
 That is why Chris Cade and a few of us hunt with longer arrows. Tonkin, even spined heavy will work in different weight bows.

 Did you accidently find the stiff side or did you know how to find it?
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2009, 10:08:19 pm »
I'll  take  my  crow  with a  kamakazi,  thanks:)
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2009, 10:11:41 pm »
Sounds  interesting, no,  how  do  you  check  for the  strong  side?
Wondering  if  you  guys  sand these down  or  keep  the  natural outer  layer  on them, these  look  like  they  need  to  be  cleamed  up
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2009, 10:14:23 pm »
  ;D If you don't know how to find the stiff side, you need to or you will make a bunch of crazy flying arrows.

  You can take a shaft and lean one end on a coffee table and the other on the floor. Apply pressure with the palm of your hand in the center of the shaft. Just enough to bow the shaft a little. Now roll your palm and shaft slowly. When you hit the stiff side it will flip real quick. Mark this spot where it flips and cut your nocks so this side is against your bow.
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #7 on: October 20, 2009, 10:15:17 pm »
 And, you can sand them down till they look like a carbon shaft.

  Looks like we were both typing at the same time.
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #8 on: October 20, 2009, 11:20:33 pm »
On the sanding until they look like a carbon shaft....Are their signs that you might be sanding too much?  i.e how do you know how much can you thin a shaft before you hurt it's integrity.  Sorry if I'm Hijacking Zen'....

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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #9 on: October 20, 2009, 11:28:03 pm »
I have sanded the Nodes completely off....Mine are Painted with Flat Black Krylon....and from a couple foot away....they look just like a Store Bought Carbon Arrow! I have only broke one....and that was because I heated it too much while bending it.... :-[
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2009, 04:09:35 am »
No  problem, NID:)
   man  these  nodes  are  difficult  to bend  without  heat  damage/breakage,  a  real  skill,
I  put  a  half  dozen  together  to see how  they  group


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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2009, 06:04:12 am »
The  best  shaft  weighed  out  at  570  grains with  a  80 gr footing,  no  broadhead, so  this  will  weigh  out  @ 740  grs with  a  typical  170  gr  head,
 compared  to  my carbons @ 490  gr  total  with  175 gr  head
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Cowards always run in  packs
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2009, 07:04:23 am »
Good looking arrows,Cain is a lot of work but worth it when you are finished. :)
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2009, 07:10:03 am »
I also bought a bundle in 3/8" cost $76 delivered, one dozen finished POC arrows will cost that much so even if
only 20% of 500 make a good arrow thats 100 arrows :) Sounds like a deal in my book plus they are 10 times tougher
than POC :)
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Re: Ben Meadows Bamboo
« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2009, 07:14:47 am »
WellI'm  pretty  sure  most  of  my   stakes  are underspined, thinking about  ordering  the  next   size  up
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Cowards always run in  packs
Ishi did not become the arrow, I suspect. The arrow became Ishi.
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