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Title: What is this ?
Post by: Pine on June 13, 2015, 02:13:00 PM

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My wife got some plants delivered with these sticks in with the plants to protect them .
She knows I like to make arrows for novelty and some to just play with .
She thought it was bamboo but I am sure it's not . The joints are not bigger than the stalk and it's not hollow like bamboo .
I just started to cut in for a self nock and it is very hard and solid .
Seems like it will make a good arrow .
I haven't tried to straighten it yet but I think it should straighten fine with a little heat .
Hope one of you might know what it is .
Thanks for your input .

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Sam McMichael on June 13, 2015, 02:49:00 PM

Looks like some form of cane, kinda like river cane. It probably will make good arrows.

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Pine on June 13, 2015, 02:50:00 PM

Well I just straightened it . Not as easy as bamboo , took much pressure and heat to get it to move .
Also sanding the self nock , it's harder than woodpecker lips .
Might want to see if I can get more , I think it will be a very strong arrow .

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Whitetail Addict on June 13, 2015, 03:26:00 PM

We have a kind of reed that grows wild in wet places here. I can't for the life of me remember what It's called right now, but I'm seeing more of it all the time. I got all excited when I thought about making arrows out of it. It looks similar to cane, but the stuff I'm talking about proved to be to weak for arrows.

Looks like you may be onto something Graps. Hopefully somebody can identify it, and you can locate a bunch for arrows, if it pans out for you.   :thumbsup:  

Bob

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Pat B on June 13, 2015, 07:29:00 PM

Ask the folks that sent them with the plants.

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: SELFBOW19953 on June 13, 2015, 08:10:00 PM

Check with your local Dept of Ag.

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: wood carver 2 on June 14, 2015, 06:27:00 PM

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Originally posted by Whitetail Addict:
We have a kind of reed that grows wild in wet places here.

Bob

I think it's called English Reed. It's an invasive plant and it's all over Southern Ontario.
It has only one use that I can see. I saw a car go off the highway and into a grove of this stuff. It stopped the car without a scratch to it or the driver.    :)
Dave.

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Whitetail Addict on June 16, 2015, 10:49:00 AM

Thanks Dave. The first time I saw it, was when I started hunting a strip of land between the Mohawk river and the barge canal, here in NY. That was back in the early 90's. Now I see it all over. It's spreading like wildfire here, and takes over wherever it gets started. A lot of wet places that used to be all cattails, are nothing but reeds now.

Bob

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Mudd on June 16, 2015, 10:51:00 AM

Looks like a tough blank for some durable arrows.

God bless,Mudd

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Lucas K on June 17, 2015, 12:15:00 AM

Not hollow makes me think rattan.

Title: Re: What is this ?
Post by: Pine on June 18, 2015, 10:18:00 PM

I googled it and I think you are right . The description and pictures of rattan are identical .
Thanks for the help .