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PeteDavis

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Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« on: May 14, 2010, 09:22:49 am »
Has anyone here bought shafting from the Chinese folks on Ebay? Feedback looks OK.

I have found Tonkins to be STIFF.

I wonder if his lower spines (35-40) might be the lots to buy.

I'd bet 3rivers is getting their shafts from this seller.

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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2010, 10:24:08 am »
We were discussing this on ATARN the other day..  Species of bamboo is not mentioned in the ads, so Tonkin bamboo may not be what he's selling.  Could be Pseudosasa japonica (Japanese Arrow Bamboo) or anything else for that matter.
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2010, 11:07:38 am »
I have a friend in Lower Michigan that swears by this Seller...the only thing he says is...he has to sand the shafts to spine match....but that's about a given....with Cane or Boo....
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2010, 01:00:09 pm »
i had bought some from him a while back.i made about 4 dozen arrows for my kids out of them.they seem fine to me.
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2010, 04:09:14 pm »
i dont see anyone selling cane
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2010, 05:31:18 pm »
Aero...Tonkin isn't Cane...it's Bamboo
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2010, 05:53:03 pm »
oh, i know, did mean to put tonkin, but in my mind ive got it generalized under cane! ;D

ok i found it.  i wonder where he measures his spine.  26 or 28..

i might buy a load of that one day.  i like putting them together, but ive gotten burned out on straightening lots of shafts and not making many arrows..  for the time being anyways
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2010, 06:10:54 pm »
You can buy from this Guy overseas....or You go and check with David and Cora Knight...(KnightD) you will never get burned there...I will guarantee you that...David does a great Job...but Cora is the Queen of Cane.... ;)...Man Her Arrows look like Carbon Shafts when they are done.... I just bought 2 Dozen from them...and I have 400 pieces of Cane and Boo in My Garage....ain't no way that I can make them look like Theirs...so why try...... :D
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2010, 12:24:30 am »
I'll second the comment on David and Cora Knight, I also bought some and I'd go nuts trying to get them as straight as theirs are and the price is great.
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2010, 07:28:38 pm »
i know how it is trying to get them straight.  i just made a bunch of poplar arrows.  it didnt feel right making them.  havent shot them yet.  i might need to go with knightd if id like to reach my goal soon
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2010, 11:12:45 am »
Hi,
If it's the same guy on ebay I won 24 shafts 60-65lb for $26 to my door, I asked him if he could send closer to 65lbs and around 500-515gr. It took 9 days to get to me. I have just spine tested them they are 64.5lb to 65.5lb and 500gr to 518gr. And looking at them, they are the as straightest I have had from anyone. For $26 I am a happy man ;D
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2010, 10:46:08 am »
 Correct me ifin I'm wrong, but isn't Cane and Bamboo, both actually Bamboo? Just like a clydesdale, appaloosa, and a pony are all horses. I have ate so much Crow in my time that I could write a resipie book on how to cook it, so ifin I'm wrong, let me have it. When I'm done eatin, I can at least say I have learned somethin!!!
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2010, 01:03:26 pm »
its all grass, yeah.  just different types.  just like black, white, yellow, brown and red are all types of birds.
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2010, 02:03:27 pm »
...all bamboos are cane but not all cane is bamboo.
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Re: Ebay Tonkin Cane Seller/China
« Reply #14 on: June 06, 2010, 03:50:35 pm »
Dose that mean I eat half a Crow??? ;D ;D ;D
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