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Switch cane?
Pat B:
Paul, With internodes that long and the cane growing in clumps and your discription of the cane I would have to say it is Bambusa and not river cane. As far as Art Butner is concerned, Bambusa is the best cane he ever used for arrows. Looks like nice stuff. Can't wait to see the arrows you make with it. Pat
joewaco78:
Sheesh... Now I just gotta find it here! haha! Nice haul!
artcher1:
I agree with Pat, I believe you have some Bambusa there also. If that's the case then be aware that it'll spine out pretty heavy on you. Just a 9/32" nock end will produce a spine of around 75#. Good idea to always top these shoots out at 1/4" or so when harvesting.
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Hillbilly:
Doesn't look like switch cane to me either, and I've planted and cut a lot of the stuff. I would also guess Bambusa or one of the Sasas. Looks like great stuff, whatever it is. An arrow by any other name will still fly as straight. ;D
joewaco78:
I was curious if this was even close? I found this earlier this evening.
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