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El Destructo:
OK....I am seeing all kinds of finished Arrows with sinewed nocks and sinewed feathers.....but How do you put Field Point or Target Points or Field Tips on a Cane Arrow???Or do I have to make my own Points to Target practice with?? The Cane seems to be too big for Points

Hillbilly:
Mike, 23/64" field points usually fit my cane shafts. If the shaft is a bit big, you can make a long taper to reduce the last inch or so a bit. If the walls are thick enough, you can just taper them with a taper tool as they are. If the hole is a bit big, you can plug it with a short piece of dowel or bamboo skewer and then taper it. Or if it's just plain too big, bore the end out and put a short 11/32" wooden foreshaft on it.

El Destructo:
I think that most will take a slight taper...but some will need to be dowelled....I guess I will foot them....

GregB:
I'm putting dowells in both ends of mine. It might be overkill, but makes me more comfortable knowing the stresses are shared by a dowell. It really isn't much trouble or expense. You can buy these different size dowells for next to nothing then usually a slight amount of drilling the core out to fit the closest size dowell. You can have a dozen canes done in 20 minutes or less which in my opinion isn't much time for an arrow that could last you years. ;)

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