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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: zeNBowyer on August 24, 2009, 09:15:55 pm

Title: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 24, 2009, 09:15:55 pm

Anybody  have a  source  for bamboo  shafts,  I'm  sure  this  has  been  brought  up  before  but  I  haven't seen  any  definitive sources, seems  to  be  a  good starting  point  until I harvest  some  in  the  wild and get  equipped  for  sorting spines  and  what  not,  thanx:)

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 24, 2009, 09:34:52 pm

Working  on  a  quiver  for my GC, while  I'm getting  material  for the  above  project, I'll  post  buld  along pictures as  I  add  features  to  it:)


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Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: ZanderPommo on August 24, 2009, 10:17:45 pm

David Knight (handle on here is knightd) has a ton of great tonkin arrowshafts last i heard
great guy to deal with shoot him a PM

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 24, 2009, 10:29:33 pm

Great  thanx  Zander:)

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: mullet on August 24, 2009, 11:05:19 pm

 Nice quiver, looking at your tools, you a nurse?

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: El Destructo on August 24, 2009, 11:08:12 pm

I used to have a bunch of them there Hemostats too....but I had em fer a different use................ >:D

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 24, 2009, 11:16:54 pm

They  make  great  tools,  you  can  get 'em  at army  surplus  around  here:)

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: CraigMBeckett on August 25, 2009, 08:01:05 pm

Hi, you can always look on Ebay. There is a seller from China who supplies spined, ground and tempered shafts. I bought some and they were fine.

Craig.

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: sailordad on August 25, 2009, 09:05:50 pm

oh yes the trusty ol' hemostat
i have a few,all have burn marks on the jaws ;)
i use them for soldering it tight areas under dashes
thats my story and i'm sticking to it >:D

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: markinengland on August 26, 2009, 04:00:25 pm

I can suplly tonkin shafts, spine sorted, quality checked and in small or large quantity.
I am in the UK.
Mark

Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 30, 2009, 02:24:48 am

Thanx  for the  info,
    Finished  up  this  little  birthday  quiver  and  a  few  arrows  from  dowels, not  gonna  win  any  contests with this  setup  but  it  was a  hoot  and  a learning  experience  building  arrows  from dowels,  did  come  up  with  a  useful blunt  tip  using goop  and  rubber  dip, wanted  to  make a  'safety'  arrow  for  starters
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Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: zeNBowyer on August 30, 2009, 02:29:44 am

Blunts

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Title: Re: Obtaining Bamboo shafts
Post by: El Destructo on August 30, 2009, 03:26:29 am

Cool Idea for the Blunts....should work fine on a Low Weight Kids Bow alright!!