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Bamboo shafting (straightened and spined)
Little John:
Has anyone tied the bamboo shafting available from china, Looks real good, straight, uniform and on par in expense with poc or other domestic shafting and with free shipping. I can see a quiver full of fine bamboo arrows with out the endless hours of straightening only to get a bunch of unmatched spined arrows. As soon as I get a little extra cash I am going to try a 50 pack. Kenneth
loon:
I have some that have pretty different weight by over 100 grains or something. A 50 pack may be a good idea so you can sort them by weight.
Yeah, I kinda wish I hadn't bought all those gnarly canes...
Pat B:
Kenneth, I think those shafts are Tonkin Bamboo. I haven't tried them but lots of folks have and apparently they make good arrows. I don't know what their physical weight is like but they seem they would be a little light.
Hope all is well with you and Kathy are doing well. We're doing OK here.
mullet:
They work good, Little John but are kinda brittle compared to raw, hand straightened Tonkin shafts. Those have been sanded down and straightened with a lot of heat and rolled between steel slabs.
Danzn Bar:
--- Quote from: mullet on March 12, 2017, 05:39:32 pm ---They work good, Little John but are kinda brittle compared to raw, hand straightened Tonkin shafts. Those have been sanded down and straightened with a lot of heat and rolled between steel slabs.
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Agree with Eddie...heated a little green, caramelizes the sugars and makes them very brittle at the nodes.......not nearly as durable as dried hand straightened cane.
DBar
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