Trad Gang

I just got some river cane from Ray Hammond (aka the Hog Heaven guy).  If anyone is looking for a good pile of arrow cane, he is interested in selling more.  The shipping tube was stuffed...this is maybe 2/3 full - there were 60 pieces total.
(http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag22/aubu/box640_zps58ed0849.jpg)

Here is a typical piece -
(http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag22/aubu/notstraightyet640_zps8844fedb.jpg)

And here is some after preliminary straightening.  
(http://i1297.photobucket.com/albums/ag22/aubu/bundle640_zpsf0ffd100.jpg)

Now I just need to let it cure.  I haven't made cane arrows before, so I am definitely not an expert...but so far, so good!

I gathered some from the Tennessee river bottoms about 3 years ago, and the shafts are still  untouched in the garage.  I got a book and the info on turning them into arrows, but it's beginning to look like too much work for me.    


Good luck!  A finished cane arrow is pretty cool   :cool:

Ray does have some good cane.

Tim that's a great job of straightening.  

I'm sending out a box to Virginia in the morning to a Ganger!