I have been looking around everywhere I go at cane/bamboo arrow that people are making. I happened to see some made at ETAR that was just remarkable. Just out of curiosity, what would you have to charge to make a dozen arrows that 1. Was within 5 lbs of each other gauranteed in spine. 2. Was within 10-25 grains of each other per doz. 3. Was as straight as any POC that you have found. I know this covers a wide, near unpossible range for most makers, but if you could do this...what would you have to get for a doz? And I would also love to see an arrow made by anyone wishing to show them to get even more ideas for my self.
I was inquiring with Hwarangarchery and he told me $250 for a korean bamboo arrow dozen.
I don´t think they spine their arows, but I might be wrong.
Roland
I cut and made my own but i like sourwood better now. They are very labor intensive. I got some river cane if u want to try.
Stephen
I love hunting with my cane & bamboo arrows and have had a few people ask if I sold any. I don't make any to sell but if I did they would be quite expensive. The few that I have spine tested were over 90#'s.
Dennis
posted some on the leather wall.
Priceless! especially to meet those specs. IMO
If ya figure in the time to locate, cut, season, straighten, straighten, straighten, sand, dye, finish, fletch, taper, (oh yea, spine, weigh, adjust).....At 250.oo a dozen , the fellow making them would profit about 5 bucks an hour (maybe). It is a labor of LOVE!. Terry
Ru**erbows advertises heat treated,straightened bamboo shafting for $50.00 per dozen. Haven't heard anything about them, but am thinking of trying a dozen out.
Just what few I have made, I sure do see the labor of love in them. I know of very few that sell them, myself included. I saw on the net somewhere, that the Korean arrows, fletched and made up except for points, were $30.00 and arrow, and a good master craftsman could make 8 arrow a day. The rate I make them.....I would be on water and bread for a long long time....lol. I have only seen a few arrows recently, that I would consider from a master. he knows who he is, and a very very humble man at that. My hat is off to him. If I can ever get some made for myself that is half as good as those he makes, he will truly have been an insperation to me for sure.