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Offline Pat B

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The harvest is on!
« on: March 08, 2010, 02:54:07 PM »
After a long winter with record(my records  ;D ) amounts of snow for our area I finally got a chance to cut some hill cane yesterday and today. These are today's harvest(160) and I got 30 yesterday and haven't even hit my holey hole.  ;D   Unlike before I decided to cut almost any culm that is "ripe" for arrow making. Some are quite small in diameter and I want to try to make some kids arrows with them.
  It will be a while before these are ready for arrow making. I will separate them into groups by diameter and make bundles of about 15 wrapped with twine or rubber bands and set them aside to dry.
  I have talked to a few folks about sending them some hill cane to try and I have a few regulars I always send some to. So, if we have discussed a trade for cane or I already owe you cane for a trade please let me know. If we haven't discussed a swap, don't even think about trying to fool me!  >:( ::) ;D  If I have more when my obligations are fulfilled I will be willing to share with others.
 These are what I collected today. 160 in all but I'm sure some will be immature, some will have worm holes in them and some will be too small.
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #1 on: March 08, 2010, 02:56:33 PM »
Some great looking stuff Pat.  I am sure you will find a few arrows in there for sure.  Bet that driveway looks different now... ;D
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #2 on: March 08, 2010, 03:33:19 PM »
Charlie, you can't even tell I was in there cutting. with this years crop cut next years brood can grow up to be arrow worthy.  ;D
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #3 on: March 08, 2010, 03:42:55 PM »
Great stuff.  Nothing like a lifetime supply of arrows...... :o ;D
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Offline nugget

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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #4 on: March 08, 2010, 04:26:03 PM »
Wow Pat. I can't wait till mine gets to growing like. Hopefully next year I will be able to cut some.
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Offline Lombard

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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #5 on: March 08, 2010, 04:32:42 PM »
Never tried the cane, but you have piqued my interest. Will any small cane or bamboo work, or does it have to be a specific species?
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Offline aero86

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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #6 on: March 08, 2010, 04:42:48 PM »
hey, maybe you could send me some roots!
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #7 on: March 08, 2010, 04:57:47 PM »
That's a nice collection Pat! I was driving around eyeballing some in the rain earlier. Working a job in East TX and theres some river cane around, imagine I'll be hauling some home in a couple weeks.
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Offline DanaM

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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #8 on: March 08, 2010, 05:41:39 PM »
Pat I'll trade ya for some, would like to try hill cane and see how it compares to tonkin and river cane.
And if ya have some sourwood shoots I wouldn't mind some of them. You have my e-mail and phone #
get ahold of me and we will work something out eh :)
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #9 on: March 08, 2010, 06:11:29 PM »
Looks like a good haul Pat gona have to try my hand at primitive arrows sometime Got some river cane on my farm

Ron
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #10 on: March 08, 2010, 09:08:01 PM »
Nice looking harvest Pat. If you would have had them to work on this winter while you were snowed in you could have straightened them before you sent them out.  ;)
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #11 on: March 09, 2010, 12:25:52 AM »
Nice harvest Pat, It sure would be nice a thing to be able to grow. Don't you have a bamboosa patch also?  Glad your back must be better and you are up to be out and doing.
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #12 on: March 09, 2010, 08:58:21 AM »
Howdy PatB,

It looks as though you got yourself a real good haul for arrow makin'.
 
(BTW, be real careful when you are cutting around your "holey hole" that sounds like an injury waitin' to happen. :D)

Good Luck,
Canoe
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #13 on: March 09, 2010, 04:48:27 PM »
tag.......because I want to watch this  ;D
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Re: The harvest is on!
« Reply #14 on: March 10, 2010, 07:36:55 AM »
i been cuttin some myself. i got a hundred river cane and a hundred "mystery boo" lol for now. gunna get more sunday i think.

id like to try hill cane one day. i assume it would be about the same as river cane.
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