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zeNBowyer:
Thanx,
   Was  wondering if  there  was  anything  different  about spining  bamboo shafts,  since they  are  thick  toward the  nock  and thinner  toward the  tip

Pat B:
The natural taper is good for 10# less spine so a 50# spined cane arrow will shoot like a 40# spined arrow. For each inch less than 28" you can reduce the spine by 5#.

knightd:
Pat is giving you great advice. You will also find that some times 65# spine shafts can be shot off bows from 45# to 70#..

Dano:
"Was  wondering if  there  was  anything  different  about spining  bamboo shafts,  since they  are  thick  toward the  nock  and thinner  toward the  tip"

When I used to make em, I used the smaller diameter for the tip, giving you the natural taper you need.

Pat B:
That's backwards from how I make them. I put the point on the big end and the nock on the small end. weight forward.

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