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Title: Set of River Cane Arrows
Post by: Mechslasher on July 10, 2011, 10:50:00 AM
here is a set of river cane arrows i just finished for a friend i'm going hog hunting with next weekend.  30" long, spined between 58 - 60#, and selfnocked.  sorry for the crappy pic, enjoy!

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/Mechslasher/tim1-1.jpg)

pics no wider than 640, please
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Post by: hardwaymike on July 10, 2011, 10:53:00 AM
Those are some beauty's for sure! Wish that river cane grew up here by me. They sure make some purty arrows. Mike
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Post by: Claym on July 10, 2011, 11:12:00 AM
Very cool!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: droz il on July 10, 2011, 11:18:00 AM
Good lookin arrows.
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Post by: NoCams on July 10, 2011, 03:35:00 PM
Look awesome, now get them bloody for us and send in the pics bud !!! Did you weigh them, just wondering what they came in at ?
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Post by: Mechslasher on July 10, 2011, 07:57:00 PM
thanx fellows!  if i remember right, they came in between 502 - 528gr.  i hope these work with the bow he's working on.  i usually make my custom cane arrows to match a certain bow's design and poundage.  if they don't work, i can always make more.
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Post by: Thumper Dunker on July 10, 2011, 08:00:00 PM
Nice work.
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Post by: JimL on July 10, 2011, 08:03:00 PM
Mighty shiny
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Post by: Mike Vines on July 10, 2011, 08:14:00 PM
Sweet looking arrows there.  Are they hollow?
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Post by: hitman on July 10, 2011, 08:20:00 PM
Very nice arrows. Hope they bring home the bacon.
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Post by: JamesKerr on July 10, 2011, 08:23:00 PM
Very nice arrows. Hope to see them get some red on them.
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Post by: bolong on July 10, 2011, 08:23:00 PM
:thumbsup:  Nice job!
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Post by: Tater on July 10, 2011, 08:35:00 PM
Nice job on the arrows.!
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Post by: DannyBows on July 10, 2011, 08:36:00 PM
Very Nice!
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Post by: Citycop on July 10, 2011, 09:57:00 PM
Those are nice. What part of dc you from?
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Post by: Mechslasher on July 11, 2011, 12:04:00 AM
thanx again fellows!

mv, river cane has thin walls and is very hollow which makes them lighter than other species of cane.

city, i live in abbeville, sc. are you close by?
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Post by: BoonRoto on July 11, 2011, 12:50:00 AM
Good work!
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Post by: Citycop on July 11, 2011, 07:43:00 AM
Yeah I'm real close. I live in honea path and work in greenwood.
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Post by: LONGSTYKES on July 11, 2011, 08:27:00 AM
Cade, Those are some good looking arrows. Should shoot very well.
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Post by: Rob DiStefano on July 11, 2011, 10:25:00 AM
chris is a master at making cane arrows.  he wrote the book on it, literally!

what happened to yer website, chris??
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Post by: Blackhawk on July 11, 2011, 11:48:00 AM
Last fall I gathered about 100 shafts that are right at 3/8" at the base, and am looking for a step by step pictorial how-to article on making cane arrows.  Anyone got the info?
Title: Re: Set of River Cane Arrows
Post by: Mechslasher on July 11, 2011, 02:41:00 PM
hey rob, the fellow handling my website wasn't making enough money doing that kind of stuff so he shut that part of his business down.  i'm looking into finding another host.  have you been working on any cane arrows?  

blackhawk, sent you a pm.

here's another set i made for testing.  i friend of mine has a chinese hornbow that he's having a hard time finding an arrow that will fly well out of it.  the arrows are sasa bamboo and are spined at 50#, 60#, and 70#.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/Mechslasher/ed2.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v428/Mechslasher/ed1.jpg)
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Post by: barebow17 on July 11, 2011, 04:20:00 PM
Nice work.
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Post by: razorsharptokill on July 11, 2011, 07:44:00 PM
Love rivercane! Natures carbon arrow.
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Post by: Citycop on July 11, 2011, 10:00:00 PM
Those look great. Do you get the river cane around here? I want to make me some since I'm almost done with my bow.
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Post by: Pat B on July 11, 2011, 11:14:00 PM
Chris, are those river cane or switch cane? The diameter looks small for river cane.
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Post by: Mechslasher on July 12, 2011, 12:54:00 AM
i believe these are river cane.  they have a bigger diameter than the pic shows.  these are pushing 1/2" or a little better at the point end and a little over 5/16" at the nock end.
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Post by: GRINCH on July 12, 2011, 02:27:00 AM
You do some very nice arrows,hope to have some someday.
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Post by: broketooth on July 12, 2011, 05:57:00 AM
nice arrows i need to learn this skill
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Post by: Jon Stewart on July 12, 2011, 06:46:00 AM
What is your process for attaching the feathers to the cane?
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Post by: Mechslasher on July 12, 2011, 10:51:00 PM
i glue them on with a fletching jig and then burn to shape.  then i wrap with black silk to make sure they never come off.  i wrap all the fletching tips because i shoot off my knuckle most of the time.
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Post by: Jon Stewart on July 13, 2011, 07:18:00 AM
I guess my question should have been, what glue are you using?
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Post by: toppredator on July 13, 2011, 11:08:00 AM
Great job. Those are very nice looking arrows, I'm sure your buddy will love them.
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Post by: Mechslasher on July 14, 2011, 09:47:00 PM
i usually use duco cement.