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Offline Bowjo

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First attempt cane
« on: September 06, 2010, 10:49:27 pm »
Well I straightened some cane today.Cut and ground turkey feathers and smashed and seperated some sinew.I know these first ones look a little rough. I hope I can improve a little,working with the slimy sinew is still tough for me.Now I gotta lern how to do foreshafts.

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Offline Bill Skinner

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #1 on: September 07, 2010, 05:22:36 pm »
If they fly striaght, it doesn't matter what they look like.  And FWIW,  mine looked worse, but flew great, so I lean towards function has its own beauty.  Bill
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Offline aero86

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2010, 05:43:35 pm »
think they look good!  i love cane, and its what i started out on.  you shouldnt need a fore shaft for them.  ive shot 100's of shots with my cane arrows, and never had any problem, as long as i hit the target.  now missed shots, lol, they would break anything!  if your worried about them looking rough, just trim the fletchings a bit, to even them up.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2010, 06:09:06 pm »
   Nice arrows and as said if they shoot well who cares what they look like. I guarantee the deer doesn't.  ;D
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Offline Bowjo

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2010, 09:29:22 pm »
Thanks everyone...The only reason That I am going to try a short foreshaft is to put on a few field points for practice.If I used trade points or other heads for hunting I would use them for practice.I knap all my stone heads and hate to practice with them :o..I am fairly new to knapping and it takes a while too....Joe
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Offline mullet

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #5 on: September 07, 2010, 10:25:04 pm »
 Joe, your arrows look great! And I've put lots of field points on cane. Just grind the angle in and mount a field point.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #6 on: September 07, 2010, 11:00:52 pm »
What Mullet said... plus, be sure to shoot the arrows after you haft the stone head on it so you are sure they fly well with the stone.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #7 on: September 08, 2010, 07:32:18 pm »
They look good to me-nice job on those. And like Eddie said, I put field points directly on my cane arrows with no foreshaft.
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Offline nugget

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #8 on: September 08, 2010, 08:38:44 pm »
Look good to me. I have broken knapped heads when I test shot them. It sucks but it is needed to make sure the head and arrow are matched. I also put field points on my cane shafts plus blunts and homemade practice points.
TJ
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Offline aero86

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Re: First attempt cane
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2010, 02:22:38 pm »
i as well put field points directly in my cane shafts.  the diameter i use, they fit in tightly, so it works when i use glue to put them in.
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