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How Korean Bamboo Arrows are made

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stringstretcher:
Hillybilly, I definately agree with you on SOME CANE.  What I have found here locally is Jap Arrow Bamboo and I have tried to get the nodes down and smooth.  With almost all of them the become very weak in that area.  Now I have shot them, and have not broken them as well, but all I was saying is that the other cane, rivercane, switchcane, and sasa boo have stronger nodes that can be worked down without as much problem.  Not saying it can not be done.  IMO.

Hillbilly:
Yeah, I'll agree with you on the Japanese arrow boo, it has nodes that are shaped differently from most other cane and boo, but they usually don't need much smoothing. Tonkin seems to be the most brittle of the cane/boo I've tried. I really like the Sasa, too.

stringstretcher:
I definately agree on the brittleness of the tonkin also.  I have broken a lot of the ones that I purchased just trying to straighten them.  I wished I could find some sasa.  Nothing like that around here.  I am going sometime down to the tidewater area and see if I can find some river/switch cane.  I should have trimmed Pat's driveway out when I was down there.....shhhhhhhhhsssshhhhhhhhh...that may be another trip.....lol.  Can he shoot good?????? >:D

Bushbow:
El D thanks for the Video link, that was cool.

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