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Tonkin River Reed vs. River Cane.

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Russ:

--- Quote from: razorsharptokill on October 25, 2019, 05:20:27 am ---I received a dozen 50-55 spine Tonkin cane shafts from Khan's arrows yesterday for my selfbow. They are sweet! At 1st glance they looked like carbon shafts! Very straight and very consistent in diameter and taper.  I tapered the nock end with a 5/16 hand taper tool and it cut them well with no splintering. I am going to bare shaft a couple to match them to my broadhead weight.

I am going to add some weight in the front to increase the FOC by drilling and gluing a think oak dowel inside. I will post pics when I get some taken. Over all very pleased with their quality!

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--- Quote from: Todd Mathis on October 25, 2019, 07:51:09 am ---I would love to see how you put more weight up front.  This is an an excellent idea.  Please take photos?  This is exactly why I started bamboo arrow university.  I want archers and other arrow makers to be successful with high quality bamboo and know the difference!  This is so encouraging to read and I can't wait to see the outcome.  Thanks for the great comment. 

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maybe an article in the PA magazine is in order?

Todd Mathis:
I like it.

razorsharptokill:
Not sure what size this nail is yt it fits snugly inside the shaft. I cut the head off the coat the nail with a little duco cement and push it in flush after tapering.
Helps with FOC and strength I would say.

I tried a Zwickey delta and a 125 gr field tip on the bare shaft. Ended up going heavier though with a grizzly that weighs 155 gr. Good flight.

razorsharptokill:
The Tonkin is very thin and smooth. I used a 5/16 taper tool. I did manage to break one and crack another but fully believe that it was due to the nock high flight at the time and the angle and hardness of the foam I was using as a target. I don't feel that any arrow except maybe a carbon would have survived.

The thiness of the shaft also makes aligning your tip a little more difficult. With a little work it can be done. A little extra hot glue helps also to fill the gap. These are 50-55 shafts.

Here are some pics. You can see the angle of the foam and add the nock high flight it was bound to be rough. The back side of that foam is extremely stiff.

Below is a 50-55 spine Tonkin arrow(left) and a Cedar arrow(right) pictured side by side.

Todd Mathis:
The nail idea is a good idea.  I use these instead.  They add strength to the front of the shaft, and are easy to pull from a target.  It's all I shoot anymore...  They come in 100, 125, 145, 160 and 195 grain hand forged high carbon steel...matched.  The guy who makes these is quite the artist.  But he doesn't speak much English.   

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