Bamboo spine?

[Don Armstrong]

After watching the post about making bamboo arrows, I was amazed at the amount of work it took, to make bamboo shafts. I think I'm going to cheat and buy some from China  :D  . Do you find the spine to run with wood or should I go up or down in spine. Thanks, Don

[Pat B]

Sissy!  d;^)  Generally boo arrows are very spine tolerent. You could start out with your bow weight but leave the arrows longer than 28"(each inch over = 5# decrease)and/or add heavier point weight.

[C.Cannon]

Originally posted by Don Armstrong:
I think I'm going to cheat and buy some from China

That's what I use. What you need to do is look over the shafts for cracks (I only found 7 cracked out of 100) and separate them by physical weight.

They fly similarly to wood (same spine), have a natural taper, and are dirt cheap for the straightness and quality. So basically I've found them to be the best arrow making material for my needs. They aren't magic like some say but they fly like spruce and cedar.

I build them the same as wood (I haven't found the nock/point blanks to really be necessary for these shafts)

[C.Cannon]