Bamboo?

[lpcjon2]

I just recieved an arrowfor the arrow donation from Bowfred,And it Bamboo (looks way to cool).So my ? is is there a bow weight limit for bamboo to be shot from? I have A Hill Tembo 70#@31 and do they have bamboo that goes to the 70-80# spine? Thanks in advance Tim

[Pluck Yew]

Spine wiegh it...I have bamboo in 55#-59# and 60#-64# spine wieght....

Shawn...

[lpcjon2]

The shaft is for St.Jude giveaway and I am thinking for my own use if they make them in that range.

[Pluck Yew]

My supplier is relocating right now to Texas..I will e-mail him for availibility on those shafts.. make's a great arrow...

Shawn...

[lpcjon2]

I love the way they look with the joint's in them,Thanks

[Jeremy]

It all depends on how you cut them.  I have shafts I'm working on that are all in the 85/90 range.

[Bowferd]

Tim,
Heavy spined bamboo shafts are available.
I've seen them listed as high as 90#+.
I only make them for my own personal use so have only ordered between 55-65# and 60-70#
Fred

[lpcjon2]

Thanks Fred and Jeremy, I will have to look into it more.

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

...any pics of bamboo arrows ...please !!!  

[Pat B]

Bamboo arrows generally shoot like a 10# lighter spined arrow because of the natural taper so a 70# to 80# cane arrow should shoot like a 60# or 70# arrow if cut to 28". for each inch longer that 28" you can reduce by 5# per inch.
 With the hill cane I cut I can easily get 80#+ spined shafts and shoot most from my 55#@26" bows.

[lpcjon2]

Are they as tough as POC.

[frank bullitt]

Tougher! The river cane, not asian bamboo, shafts, I have came from Oklahoma. I been shooting them about a year now, and am really impressed!

POC is a great shaft material in alot of ways, but not the toughtest. There are trade-offs when it comes to any arrow material.

[Jeremy]

Originally posted by lpcjon2:
Are they as tough as POC.

POC is tough??  I smells great when it breaks, and it does frequently where I small game hunt!     It seems everything I've tried is tougher than POC.
 

[lpcjon2]

Come on now Jeremy I have shot POC into plywood and last Sunday a brick wall and the tip got mucked up but the shaft didn't break.and thats out of a 70# Hill.Maybe you shoot the light spine POC(35-50#) But the 70-80# is pretty tough.

[Pat B]

Hardly anything is as tough as a good cane arrow.

[Roconman]

Where can you buy spined bamboo shafts?

[Bowferd]

Are they tough?
I have at least a dozen broken arrows sitting in my bin waiting to be trimmed and used for the grandkids. Aluminum, wood and carbon.
I have never yet busted a cane arrow.

[getstonedprimitivebowhunt]

Search Yahoo... type in BAMBOO ARROW  SHAFTS

[Bowferd]

A sneak peak at some shafts being prepared for arrow donation to St. Judes Auction.

[MercilessMing]

Bowferd, those are beautiful nock.  Good work!  Are they insert or self nock?