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Cane nodes...reduce or not?
mullet:
Store bought tomato stakes are Tonkin. I put them on the belt sander. You can sand the Bejeezes out of those nodes. Tonkin is almost solid.
TRACY:
Papa Matt, I traded with some of the good folks here that are fortunate to have accesss to native patches. I plan on more searching this winter to find native patches of Arundinaria G. in some of southern Indiana's waterways.
I just got done reading the article ArCANE by Hillbilly and found it to be very fascinating and informative.
Tracy
Butch Speer:
I've made a few bamboo arrows, maybe 2 or 3 dozen, & I just sanded the nodes down with a 1in. belt sander. I can't see why you wouldn't sand the nodes off. If you'll check it out you'll see that the node is the thickest place on the shaft. Much thicker than any place else. "Boo & cane shoots great and, is almost indestructible. If it matters to you, it looks pretty cool. A friend told me that if I wanted to stop by his house on the way home from Mojam, he would give me a start of Japanese arrow bamboo. Also said he had about a truck load to cut & to take as much as I want. I believe I'd be a fool not to take him up on it.
Butch
GregB:
I think I'll sand them down some and give them a try. Thanks for the information! :)
TRACY:
Any pics of finished arrows Greg?
Tracy
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