Went to my arrow shaft warehouse to pick up some shafts.
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Found just the right spot.
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After anout an hour of work, came home with these.
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Wow like the looks of those... Is that river cane?
Looks great David. I have been making some barrel taper hickories today. I have pre straightened half a dozen of the canes You sent as well.
Justin they are river cane.
Charles, these are cut from my good spot I mentioned a couple months ago. I'm drying you some dandies.
I am also trying to straighten some a little differently than I usually do it. I cut these yesterday and have six in the house straightening a little each day till they are dry. We'll see?
Good for you. Looks like the makings of some great arrows there. Jawge
David, I'm jealous. Wish I had an arrow shaft warehouse near me.
I guess they are Ok:)
Mr. Flanrey Sir: Don't suppose ya want my mailing address do ya?
David, nice haul. That looks more like switch cane(A. tecta) to me. River cane is usually taller, thinner walls and a very pronounced nodes and sulcus(indentation above the node). IMO, switch cane makes a better shaft than river cane.
Man I wish I had access to cane like that. All I have access to is yellow groove bamboo and that doesn't seem to work for arrows very well. Can make a mean spear with it though. Maybe a big warbow could shoot them. :)
I sure hope it's switch cane:)
David does that cane have real short depressions above the nodes, like 1/4 inch long and not very deep?
I hit my cane patch up today and left with 48 shafts. I wish mine was switch cane.
Nice haul of shafts!
what diameter shafts do you cut down? I know where several patches are.
Pat, i believe you are right. It is switch cane. It has very thick walls and is not very tall. I didn't know there was a difference. I heard my dad call it switch cane all my life. I just thought he had other reasons for calling it that! :D
I went back to the patch again this afternoon and cut another 5-6 dozen.
I try to cut mine 3/8 to 7/16 in diameter. They shrink when they dry. I try to find those that have 9-10 inches between the nodes.
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Will be cool arras!
Think its all cut out in this area from when I was a kid! :bigsmyl:
Kenny, were you that bad? I know I was but the species did survive.
You should see all the deer sign around the cane patch. I think I found a new place to hunt this fall.
Nah, I don't remember ever seein the stuff up here. Too cold maybe?
HA, dats cause yer so short ya prolly was walken right through it son. :laughing:
My "arrow warehouse" has gone to the dogs, wood that is... :rolleyes:
Nice batch of cane. :) Whatever type it is...
Paul, we have some dogwood around here too. I have to wait till they put on leaves and bloom so I can tell them apart form the sassafras shoots.