Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Aosda on June 24, 2009, 12:20:15 am
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I found this stand of cane/grass today. Was wondering if this would work for arrows. Also, what is the method for drying green shoots, or do you cut the shoots that are already dry?
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It looks like it should work. Do you have ant pics of the whole plant or the shoot with the leaves on it?
To dry cane, I bundle it and place it in my utility room. After a month or 2 it is ready to go.
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The first pic is the leaves, kinda like a tall grass. I'll try to get full pics tomorrow. I also pick some of the dry shoots, and made two arrows out it. they don't shoot too bad out of my 34# recurve. I'll get pics of those together.
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Be careful with the already dry canes. They could be infected with fungi that will weaken the cane.
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Pat, yeah I had to toss a few shoots because it was too damp at the base and the was mold or fungus.
Well here are the two from the dry cane, I know they are very crude. On these two shoots carbon nocks and points fit inside so I used that. I use the skinny cane in the first pic inside of the shoots behind the point and nock to reinforce it. I don't have access to sinew, so I used standard thread. Also used thread in between the nodes for decoration. Feathers are goose wing.
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That looks like it ought to be good for arrows. You did a nice job on those two arrows. Looks don't matter, flight does! ;)
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Thanks Pat, I've got quite a few (hundred) more to make before I turn out anything like the ones you guys do. I really liked those tapered Ash ya did.