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Understanding cane spine
DanaM:
Good arguement Chris, I do believe we over complicate thing most times, I bought a Ace spine tester
and like the challenge of figuring stuff out but I think the easiest way to go would be 2 nails 26" appart hang
a weight off it and trace the arc then match shafts to the arc. You could have a template for everybow you own :)
Mechslasher:
cane is an enigma. it can be the easiest and the most puzzling of arrow materials. to me it is also the easiest to straighten, but if each is not orientated the exact same way, then you have the making of a terrible headache trying to figure out what the hell is going on. i remember the first set of cane arrows i ever made. i made them just like i would a set of poc and started shooting. not two arrows hit in the same place. i struggled with those arrows for days before artb asked me if i had the stiffest side of each arrow against the strike plate? i checked and no two were oriented the same way. i stripped them and refletched, then they flew like darts. as to being complicated, watching how an arrow paradoxing in flight compared to a bullet is like night and day. a bullet depends souly on the rifling in the barrel to impart the stabilizing spin. while an arrow depends on itself to impart spin and then stabilize itself, after suffering the deforming effects of going from 0 to 160fps, enough to hit where it's aimed. watching an arrow spin its way to a target to me, is one of the most beautiful and majestic ballets there is to watch.
artcher1:
Gone are the days of making a dozen cane arrows, keeping the one or two that flew good, and selling or giving the rest away! So much for those days ;D! Cane arrows are just fun to make up and shoot period, foreshafted or not. Have fun you guys! ART
jonathan creason:
Maybe I'm still holding on to a small part of my wheelbow days. I'm trying not to over-complicate things. Really, I'm just looking to get myself in the ballpark to save a little time (there just doesn't seem to be enough time anymore) when it comes to finding out if they fly good.
Thanks for the info everybody. Gives me something to work with. Right now I don't have enough info handy to be able to give to plug into your formula Mechslasher. I'll try to gather all that and get back with you.
gutpile:
Jon...just grab an old arrow that shoots fine ...hold in hand and bend...to get the feel of the spine...you don't need a spine tester ..then find a cane, once straightened and get close to that one you need..If foreshafting get one on the stiffer side.....its not complicated and cane is very tolerable....and have fun with it..I really enjoy taking a wretched, crooked as a politician, piece of cane and turning it into a straight as store bought piercing projectile ....I can spin my cane once head is mounted with no wobble period....they spin right, they fly right...as long as you are in the ballpark..you are gonna be satisfied with cane...gut
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