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Title: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 17, 2018, 04:07:20 PM
Takes a while chopping out feathers, putting them on, and cutting in self nocks, but damn it's fun...

Gonna shoot em a while and then mount some old bear razor heads on a few to poke ah deer with:)


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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Rob DiStefano on September 17, 2018, 04:28:57 PM
Awesome!  REAL arrows for killin stuff, love it!

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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: goobersan on September 17, 2018, 05:09:10 PM
kinda cool I guess..............
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Macatawa on September 17, 2018, 05:16:54 PM
Decent!      
:archer2:

Tear 'em up Roy!!
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Fishinglink on September 17, 2018, 05:28:31 PM
Do you have to use self nocks with bamboo or can you use a glue on?


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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 17, 2018, 06:03:56 PM
You can use glue on nocks...
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: kennym on September 17, 2018, 06:33:26 PM
They're OK I guess...   :thumbsup:

I'm gonna call Easton and see if they can make carbon with the bumps on em to look like cane.... :laughing:

Nice job buddy!! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 17, 2018, 06:41:05 PM
Thanks ole timer....

:wavey:
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Terry Green on September 17, 2018, 06:55:44 PM
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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: TradBrewSC on September 17, 2018, 08:34:05 PM
Very cool! great work!
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Wannabe1 on September 17, 2018, 10:33:01 PM
Roy, that's some fine arrow work! :clapper: :thumbsup: What bow ya gonna shoot 'em through?
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: WESTBROOK on September 17, 2018, 10:48:38 PM
Those are pretty nice I guess.....if thats whatcha like.  :bigsmyl:






Nice work Roy  :thumbsup:  Now go poke a deer wiffem!



Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Pat B on September 17, 2018, 10:59:17 PM
Kenny beat me to it...I guess.
Nice Tonkin cane arrows Roy.
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 18, 2018, 04:21:15 AM
I'm a 70 year old fart so I shoot a 40# bow.

It's a yew, yew, bamboo backed trilam I built with an osage riser and buffalo horn tip overlays.

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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Jon Stewart on September 18, 2018, 06:35:11 AM
Roy, I build cane arrows also. Not sure if you do this or not but I got a bag of bamboo skewer sticks at the dollar store and I glue about a two inch piece in each end of the arrow using titebond three. It really strengthens the ends of the arrow especially when you self nock.  This also gives me a solid end to nock taper as well so I can use glue on nocks. I need the buildup at the point end because I use stone points.  Nice looking sticks.  I am also pushing 70 and use a 40# Northern Mist or  40 #self bow.
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 18, 2018, 06:49:24 AM
Thanks, Jon.

Yes I have glued in small dowels at the nock end and point end as well then used smooth on epoxy.

Then either did self nocks or put on plastic nocks.

I've even used larger longer osage dowels with one end reduced to fit inside the boo shaft and then did the nock or point taper on the end of the osage.

Just depends on my mood at the time how I do it.

You know how moody us old guys can be..

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Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Trenton G. on September 18, 2018, 08:16:29 AM
Those look pretty neat! Hope you get a chance to test them out this fall!
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: KeithG on September 18, 2018, 10:21:12 AM
 :clapper: :archer2:
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Machino on September 18, 2018, 10:55:37 AM
How are the tips mounted? It would be great to see a close up
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Zbone on September 18, 2018, 11:45:17 AM
Well done pretty arrows... Curious what kind of spine you're getting out of bamboo?
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 18, 2018, 11:59:48 AM
Tips were tapered with a taper tool, just like with wooden arrows.

You can glue in a small dowel rod first before tapering to make the end solid.

You can purchase bamboo shafts in many different spine weights, just like wooden arrows.
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Bvas on September 18, 2018, 12:04:00 PM
Purty nice ole timer :thumbsup:

Got yourself a spot picked out by that apple tree?
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Sam McMichael on September 18, 2018, 01:34:27 PM
Nice arrows. I like cane, but have never had much success making them. Come to think of it, my current cedar project is not looking so good, either. However, I have some decent cane shafts and some really well done stone points, so I may let your attractive work inspire me to try again.
Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: Roy from Pa on September 18, 2018, 03:45:08 PM
Pretty close to the apple tree..

Go for it, Sam..

Thanks guys..

Title: Re: Made up some Tonkin Bamboo arrows
Post by: ron w on September 18, 2018, 03:53:04 PM
 :thumbsup: very nice........