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Offline bolsjedyr

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My new bamboo arrows
« on: June 09, 2011, 06:14:48 pm »
Hi there!
Afte finishing my latest longbow I went 3D shooting with a friend of mine.
Unfortunately I'm not quite in training for that so I only had 1 of my 6 arrows in one piece back home  ;D
So I started to make some bamboo arrows and this is what they look like:













They are not totally strait, but sure don't seem to care.
I hope you enjoy them  :)
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 06:20:36 pm »
Very nice arrows.  What kind of points are those?
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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2011, 06:23:15 pm »
those look pretty good. I love bamboo shafts... pretty darn near indestructable. :)
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Offline bolsjedyr

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 06:31:46 pm »
Thank you  :)
The tips are called T-tips. I got them from a german shop (I live in Denmark).
This is what they look like:


BTW The bindings are sinew glued with a mix of hideglue an fishglue.
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Offline jonathan creason

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 06:39:21 pm »
Those points look perfect for cane arrows.  Wish they were available on this side of the pond.
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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #5 on: June 09, 2011, 06:42:29 pm »
Great job on the arrows.
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2011, 07:56:33 pm »
Very nice arrows! :)
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #7 on: June 09, 2011, 08:17:09 pm »
super job.
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #8 on: June 09, 2011, 09:11:54 pm »
Quote from: jonathan creason on June 09, 2011, 06:39:21 pm
Those points look perfect for cane arrows.  Wish they were available on this side of the pond.

And they look weight adjustable :)
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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #9 on: June 09, 2011, 10:29:22 pm »
Looks like you are off to a nice start, cause those look good from here.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #10 on: June 10, 2011, 01:18:43 am »
Beautiful arrows, bolsjedyr.
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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #11 on: June 10, 2011, 10:40:25 am »
Nice set of arrows,I like them tips a lot. :)
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Offline Bowyer3

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #12 on: June 10, 2011, 10:32:52 pm »
Very nice.  I am inspired to try my first cane arrows after seeing that.
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Offline rover brewer

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #13 on: June 11, 2011, 06:33:15 pm »
nice work on the boo, like the camera shoot down the shaft cool shot
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Offline markinengland

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Re: My new bamboo arrows
« Reply #14 on: June 11, 2011, 07:35:45 pm »
Nice arrows.
I've come to the conclusion that an arrow does not need to be perfectly straight to work just fine. As long as they wiggle in a straight line they work fine!
I must try those T-tips. Some with the straight tang look perfect for bamboo.
Mark in England
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