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tonkin cane help please

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kerryb:
what size tonkin cane do i need to order to make arrows, and where do u recomend to order from? thanks Kerry

zeNBowyer:
If  you want them  already straightened sanded  and spined you can  get  them at  Rudderbows,  a few  guys  here  on  the  forum  also  sell them,
if  you  are  looking  for bamboo 'in the  rough'  you  can  buy  quantity at  [CENSORED], the  usual  size  for  most  people there  is  3/8"  dia and 4' length

nugget:
Contact Dave Knight he and his wife Cora make excellent Tonkin arrows. They also sell raw tonkin. HIs name on here is knightd. shoot him a pm I am sure he will hook you up.
TJ

Pappy:
I agree,I think David/Cora would be your best bet. :)
   Pappy

Tom Leemans:
I ordered mine from Bamboo and Rattan Works. We always got our rattan for kids bows from them. He recommended I get the 10mm (7/16 on the big end) in 6 ft lengths and I'd be able to get more good shafts from the middle somewhere and have fewer "tomato stakes" left over. Claimed that he learned that from someone who makes cane arrows exclusively. So far, he's right. I started out straightening the whole 6 ft shaft, then got much better at finding the "good 4 foot sections" before I straightened. I have plenty of paint and glue stirring sticks from the cut-offs anyway! We'll see when I'm done with all of them. I'm in the process of building a spine tester right now, even though a variety of cane arrows will shoot good out of about any bow. Then plan is to make the arrows, with the exception of fletching them, then sort them according to what shoots best from what bow, then fletch them.

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