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when to spine rivercane shafts ?

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osage outlaw:

--- Quote from: Knoll on September 10, 2017, 09:54:08 pm ---
--- Quote from: osage outlaw on September 10, 2017, 08:48:17 pm ---I spine, straighten,  and then spine again with cane or bamboo shafts.

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Yep, though spineing unstraightened cane is often an adventure.

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It's pretty easy with my spine tester

Pat B:
What Clint said. The heat used for straightening can stiffen a cane shaft some.
 Remember also because of the natural taper the spine value and but used with a range of draw weights.

BowEd:

--- Quote from: Pat B on September 10, 2017, 10:34:02 pm ---What Clint said. The heat used for straightening can stiffen a cane shaft some.
 Remember also because of the natural taper the spine value and but used with a range of draw weights.

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Yes that natural overall taper can be very forgiving to shoot off different bows.I'm wondering with rivercane whether it would hurt it any to give it a taper?It does'nt with dogwoods but that's wood.Rivercane is a grass correct?Like bamboo.Maybe not since the outside fibers on bamboo are where the power is.

Pat B:
Ed, tapering the outside of cane wouldn't be good but they flay so well anyway it isn't really necessary. I have tapered cane to accept a glue on point but not more than that.

BowEd:
Cool...Then it's just a matter of selection of your shafts then.Kinda wish that stuff grew over here.Guess it can grow thick as hair on a dog.Would like the toughness aspect of the shaft also.

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