My arrow shaft warehouse. Let's see yours.

[David Flanrey]

Went to my arrow shaft warehouse to pick up some shafts.


Found just the right spot.


After anout an hour of work, came home with these.

[bowhntineverythingnh03743]

Wow like the looks of those... Is that river cane?

[snakewood3]

Looks great David. I have been making some barrel taper hickories today. I have pre straightened half a dozen of the canes You sent as well.

[David Flanrey]

Justin they are river cane.

Charles, these are cut from my good spot I mentioned a couple months ago.  I'm drying you some dandies.

I am also trying to straighten some a little differently than I usually do it.  I cut these yesterday and have six in the house straightening a little each day till they are dry.  We'll see?

[George Tsoukalas]

Good for you. Looks like the makings of some great arrows there. Jawge

[mwirwicki]

David, I'm jealous.  Wish I had an arrow shaft warehouse near me.

[Roy from Pa]

I guess they are Ok:)
Mr. Flanrey Sir: Don't suppose ya want my mailing address do ya?

[Pat B]

David, nice haul. That looks more like switch cane(A. tecta) to me. River cane is usually taller, thinner walls and a very pronounced nodes and sulcus(indentation above the node). IMO, switch cane makes a better shaft than river cane.

[razorback]

Man I wish I had access to cane like that. All I have access to is yellow groove bamboo and that doesn't seem to work for arrows very well. Can make a mean spear with it though. Maybe a big warbow could shoot them.  

[Roy from Pa]

I sure hope it's switch cane:)

David does that cane have real short depressions above the nodes, like 1/4 inch long and not very deep?

[scrub-buster]

I hit my cane patch up today and left with 48 shafts.  I wish mine was switch cane.

[mwosborn]

Nice haul of shafts!

[Citycop]

what diameter shafts do you cut down? I know where several patches are.

[David Flanrey]

Pat, i believe you are right.  It is switch cane.  It has very thick walls and is not very tall.  I didn't know there was a difference.  I heard my dad call it switch cane all my life.  I just thought he had other reasons for calling it that!  :D  

I went back to the patch again this afternoon and cut another 5-6 dozen.

I try to cut mine 3/8 to 7/16 in diameter.  They shrink when they dry.  I try to find those that have 9-10 inches between the nodes.

[kennym]

Will be cool arras!

Think its all cut out in this area from when I was a kid!  

[David Flanrey]

Kenny, were you that bad?  I know I was but the species did survive.

You should see all the deer sign around the cane patch.  I think I found a new place to hunt this fall.

[kennym]

Nah, I don't remember ever seein the stuff up here. Too cold maybe?

[Roy from Pa]

HA, dats cause yer so short ya prolly was walken right through it son.  

[Paul/KS]

My "arrow warehouse" has gone to the dogs, wood that is...  :rolleyes:  

Nice batch of cane.     Whatever type it is...

[David Flanrey]

Paul, we have some dogwood around here too.  I have to wait till they put on leaves and bloom so I can tell them apart form the sassafras shoots.