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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: perry f. on December 25, 2011, 06:01:00 PM
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I'm laid up for a while and got some river cane out of the garage that's been drying for some time. I've never made any river cane arrows and thought it would be neat to see some pictures of some you all have made. Thanks, looking forward to seeing them.
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did you try and search for threads?
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I searched "river cane" but didn't yield many results. Was hoping for some inspirational pictures.
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ill be watching this one
i need to get my hands on some rivercane
kevin
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I'll have to take some pics but I've got 2 that I think turned out well. I'm still experimenting to see what flies the best from my selfbows.
I'll come back and post pics when I get them taken and uploaded.
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Here's a link to some
>>>---> http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=105854#000000
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You might have better luck on the PA forum. I have seen a few on here, but there's lots over that way. I have several that I have made and really like, but don't have any pictures of them. I'll be out of town bird hunting for a week, but I'll try and get some up when I get back, if I think about it. Good luck!
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If you can get razorsharptokill to respond, he's made some nice river cane arrows and stone tips
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Here's a few that I've made.
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee98/Benjy45/TradGang/DSC04802.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee98/Benjy45/TradGang/DSC04804.jpg)
(http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee98/Benjy45/TradGang/DSC04301.jpg)
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Benjy, Are those made with the same cane you gave me at Hickory last year? You make them almost too perfect! I haven't made mine yet but will this winter.
Chris Cade(as in Semo's post) builds exceptional cane arrows. He got lots of pointers from Art Butner and ran with it. Art makes the best cane arrows(and arrows in general)I've ever shot or seen.
I'll post pics of mine here Perry so you don't have to send your email.
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Thanks
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Benjy sure makes some fine arrows , shot my bear with one of his this year :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e305/zipperbows/DSC00257.jpg)
I used one of Benjy's cane arrows to put this bison down.As you can see in the picture.Benjy's arrow is back in my quiver ready for action.
Bill
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I did a buildalong that is over in the How To archives on Bamboo Arrows. Here is a link if you have not seen it yet. A bunch of pictures over there.
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000128
Here's a Dozen spined 60-65# I just made for a friend.
Enjoy!
Tenbrook
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/SDC10118.jpg)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/SDC10122.jpg)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/SDC10131.jpg)
(http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k258/matter_daddy/SDC10136.jpg)
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These are a set of hill cane hunting arrows I made a few years ago.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/Hillcanearrows09002.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/Hillcanearrows09001.jpg)
...and a set Art Butner made for me with my hill cane..
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/Artshillcanearrows001.jpg)
...these are footed with maple. Look at the last 4" at the point end. Note the lighter color at the tips.
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/Artshillcanearrows002.jpg)
This is a set that Dana Montgomery made for the son of a friend that passed away...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/noname064.jpg)
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/noname063.jpg)
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You can see that I hardly reduce the nodes at all. I do compress them most of the time. Both Art and Dana reduced the nodes quite a bit.
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thanks, those are all very nice.
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Thanks a lot guys, now I'm gonna have to try and get some nice ones.
Really thanks for posting them up.
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Made these up for late season deer hunting. These are the first ones I ever made and ever shot, man are they tough.
(http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/ramtruck22/2508d350.jpg) (http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww190/ramtruck22/845215ff.jpg)
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Pat, that is the same cane. It is actually tonkin cane and not river cane. It makes a great shaft. You better get busy!
Here are some pictures of some that I made starting from cutting them down.
http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee98/Benjy45/Larrys%20Cane%20Arrows/?albumview=slideshow
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tonkin cane.. (http://i1084.photobucket.com/albums/j411/scottlangston1/P1000437.jpg)
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Benjy, I didn't realize Tonkin grew wild near Columbia. That is cool. Another boo type that makes great arrows that you could grow there is Bambusa multiplex. It is a clumping type(doesn't spread)with 12" or longer internodes(2 nodes per arrow), very thick walls and a small center hole. They have almost no sulcus(indentation above the node), are almost perfectly round and not much taper.
When I lived in Bluffton there were clumps of bambusa around town that were 60 or more years ols and still only about 5' or 6' in dimeter. My friend on Myrtle Island, in Bluffton, has a 150' hedge of bambuse that I cut on when I'm there.
Sorry for the hyjack!
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Pat, The slide show is from the cane that grows around here, I believe it is river or switch cane.
The stuff I gave you is Tonkin cane, I bought it from a supplier. I'll have to check out the Bambusa, sounds like the things I like about the Tonkin stuff.
Perry, feel free to send me pm's if you have any questions. I would be glad to help.
Benjy
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Them's some good looking arra's Benjy