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best bamboo for arrows?

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DC:
I've never bought any myself but I took an arrow making course and we used shafts from Tiger. Very nice shafts but most of them were spined(marked) 10# lighter than they actually were. Better than the opposite as I can scrape them down.
  I don't know how long it would take to grow that species. You were thinking from seed weren't you?

Dante_F:
probably but i may be able to find some from pots

Pat B:
A friend of mine in SC busted up a clump and planted a hedge of Bambusa. In a few years he had more than he wanted. The clump he busted up was 50 years old and he left the culms full size when he planted them. If you cut it back before transplanting it takes longer.
Be sure to check the hardiness of the bamboo you plant so you are sure it will survive in your area(hardiness zone).

mullet:

--- Quote from: DELTA_WOLF on March 27, 2019, 12:45:52 pm ---i googled tonkin bamboo and there were lots of websites selling a bunch of cane bundles are these any good? also how long would it take for bambusa multiplex to grow to arrow size outside of a pot.

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I buy bundles of 500, 8- 10mmx 4', from a place down here called the Bamboo Warehouse. I bring a bundle with me when I go to the Classic.

Dante_F:
theres probably lots of bamboo places in oregon, ill see if i can get some good material

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