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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: David_Daugherty on August 10, 2015, 12:12:22 am

Title: River cane arrow
Post by: David_Daugherty on August 10, 2015, 12:12:22 am

Working on arrows tonight.  2 completed..hopefully 2 more tomorrow night 😄

(http://i1074.photobucket.com/albums/w401/dw_daugherty/Mobile%20Uploads/9E09B324-D04E-4A23-A575-3DDDC7D19DCB_zps17fjwhvh.jpg) (http://s1074.photobucket.com/user/dw_daugherty/media/Mobile%20Uploads/9E09B324-D04E-4A23-A575-3DDDC7D19DCB_zps17fjwhvh.jpg.html)

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: Trapper Rob on August 10, 2015, 06:19:42 am

Nice. What wood did you use for the nock?

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 10, 2015, 09:57:26 am

Looks like a mighty fine arrow, I always liked river cane, to bad it can't be found round where I live in Florida.

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: gutpile on August 10, 2015, 10:14:18 am

If you wrap sinew under your nock cut you wont have to make a nock. I have done them in between nodes and still never spilt my cane even out of 67 lb bow... second if you are gonna add a wooden nock it must be lined up perfectly .....I love cane arrows....gut

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: mullet on August 10, 2015, 10:52:57 am

473, if you live in j-ville, hop on I-10 and drive to White Springs. I just got back from there working and I cut a truck load everytime I go up there. It is all around the Stephen Foster State Park in Down town White Springs.

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 10, 2015, 11:02:59 am

Thanks for the tip mullet, I'll see if I can get up there sometime.

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: mullet on August 10, 2015, 08:08:51 pm

take the exit off of I-75 to White Springs and go to the intersection with SR 41. Go straight two blocks and look to your left, a whole, vacant lot full. I've been cutting it for 20 years and nobody has said anything to me, people just wave. :)

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 10, 2015, 10:14:30 pm

Wow, thanks for the specification, I really appreciate it. Never thought you'd give me the location of your stash, I must warn you though there may not be any left the next time you come >:D

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: mullet on August 10, 2015, 10:50:38 pm

You couldn't cut enough to clean this place out. #Tip,, pull it over and cut the top out. ;)

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: David_Daugherty on August 11, 2015, 11:14:57 am

I do exaptly what gut said.  I wrap sinew up to the nock.  On this arrow I made a cedar foreshaft for my broadhead.

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: Danzn Bar on August 11, 2015, 06:30:17 pm

nice arrow...........

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: sleek on August 11, 2015, 08:33:47 pm

Quote from: mullet on August 10, 2015, 10:50:38 pm

You couldn't cut enough to clean this place out. #Tip,, pull it over and cut the top out. ;)

Cut the top out?  Whatchu mean?

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: bowandarrow473 on August 11, 2015, 09:40:16 pm

Sleek, im pretty sure he means cut the top of the stalk as the bottom of the shoot is too thick and cutting it from there would be waste of time. I did this alot when there was a large Japonese arrow bamboo patch near my house(sadly it was buldozed a while back :( )

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: mullet on August 11, 2015, 09:50:31 pm

Yep, that's what I mean. Most of it is about 14' tall.

Title: Re: River cane arrow
Post by: David_Daugherty on August 17, 2015, 08:08:10 am

I always cut mine at the base.  Never have attempted the taller ones.  Gonna have to visit the Ol Cane patch and give that a try 👍