Here's some pics of my 07 whitetail kill'n sticks. They are made of tonkin cane and have sinew wrapped trade points made from an old hand saw. I have found that I like using the old hand saw blades better than the circular or bandsaw blades. I always seemed to get hard & soft spots with circular & bandsaw metal. With the hand saw blades I get a more even or consistent sharpness. This makes the sharpening much easier, just my opinion anyway.
These are also the closest "matched" set of canes I have ever made. Thanks to more helpful tips from this website, I have them all within 10 grains of each other, 580-590 grains. I would have liked them just a bit heavier but the smaller stuff works better for clearing the arrow rest. Anyway here's the pics:
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Very nice
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They look terrific!
Mighty fine job there!!
nice........
Awesome work :thumbsup: Any whitetail would be lucky to succumb to one of those fine arrows.
Them's some fine arrows there! Nice.
Those are absolutely stunning!
How does one go about learning how to make cane arrows?? Does any one sell any cane arrows??
BEAUTIFUL!!
Tom
wow!!! they look awesome i hope the ones i make come out ok.
wolfman
Rich, those are the best lookin cane arrows I have seen in a long while, can't wait for the new trophy picture.
OMG those are SWEEEEEEET! Awesome job Rich, just awesome. :notworthy:
Check the websites of Ferret and/or Jawge for instructions. Also may still be some in the "How To" forum or archives here. Don't think there is anyone selling them much - too labor intensive - but you might find someone.
Beautiful set of arrows and outstanding work, Flatstick. Best of luck with them. Hope to do the same with my Cane arrows this year.
WOW, Sir! Works of art!
Thanks all! ,,but there have been some fancier sticks on here in the past, I'm still learn'n.
Tom,,,this website and others like it are the best place to start learning about cane arrows and such. Do a search of PowWow for "river cane", "tonkin cane" or "cane arrows". But the best thing to do is jump right in and get your hands dirty! If I'm not mistaken you live in a state where river or switch cane grows. Cut some let it dry and do some research here.
Dano,,,thanks and I hope your right about the "trophy" picture. I've been watching a couple of good ones grow this summer, Come on November! :)
Very, Very nice cane arrows! I don't know how you ever got them to within 10 grains, but nice job. Just curious, how close did they come out in spine? Good luck getting them all bloody....Terry
Great lookin' sticks! I am inspired!
Ozark..., the matching weight is a trick I learned on here. Start out by seperating your cane according to mass weight. Once straightened you can sand/scrape off weight or use lead shot inside the cane to adjust weight up & down. Ionian,,a "master arrowsmith" who is on this site gets his cane arrows within 2 grains of each other and are pieces of art! As far as spine,,I no longer spine them, I just worry about matching weight,,another tip learned here. BamBooBender is another arrow "artist" here that I have learned from.
Thanks Flatstick, That makes a lot of sense. I was just shooting a set of 12 that I made and the spines range from 46-60 but they seem very spine tolerant, even out of my selfbow. Only problem I have with them is my weight range(within about 80 grains!) My next set I will try the lead shot idea.
Do you put the shot in on the point end only?
Yes on the point end only,,,this will also help with your arrow flight and the whole "front of center" theory on arrow balance.
Very nice! :notworthy:
Oh My,......... I just cant seem to find the right words to describe the feeling i get when i see these arrows. Those are fantastic looking. Nice photos too. I wish you good luck with them.
Nicely done Richard! Did you get that tonkin from Bamboo and Rattan Works?
Love em. I have got to try. got lots of cane on our lease.
They look great.
Rich K
Holy smoke those are nice!
Beautiful works of art, and killing instruments.
Yep them are some bueats for sure. Those saw blade heads look deadly as anything I have seen.
Nice looking arrows,,, you should be proud!
Went to my cane gathering location last month and found that the heat an lack of rain has killed it. Someone else has cut a lot of it for pole beans or garden stakes. So your little bundle there is making me drool almost more than the site of your finished arrows,, hard to believe, but true!
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Those are some darn nice arrows. Great job and I hope to see some stories and pictures of the end results later on. :thumbsup:
Nice arrows. :thumbsup:
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A work of art, those arrows...as are your self-bows..Don and Skyler
Don it's good to hear from you and thanks, someday I'll figure out what I'm doing.
The best of luck to you & Skyler this season. :thumbsup:
Those arrows are fantastic!