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Piddler:
Fellas a question on river cane. What size as in OD do people typically shoot for. Lets say want to spine at 45-50 or 50 55.
Piddler

Pat B:
When I harvest hill cane I take a 3/8" open end wrench and use it to size the butt end of the cane. My 55# to 65# finished arrows are usually just under 3/8" at the point end and 5/16" at the nock end of a 30" arrow.

Piddler:
Thanks Pat. That's what I was after.
Piddler

Piddler:
Pat,
One more question, well I'll probably have more later, when do you sand down the nodes. Such as before or after drying or straightening. Any other advice is also appreciated.
On another note, not sure what species of cane this is. My daddy just called all the cane around here (east Ok) switch cane.
Piddler

Pat B:
Where do you live, Piddler?  Probably switch cane or one of the exotics. Don't touch the nodes until the cane is straightened and tempered. Then you can sand the nodes. I don't sand the nodes. I do remove the thin corky ring around the node then heat and compress each node by rolling it between a smooth block of wood and a hard smooth surface.

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