Artcher the bows handle is 1.25" wide but the string tracks 3/16 toward arrow side.
The point on Cane #1 is 152 grains (g). The 8" foreshaft is 290g and overall arrow weight is 715g. The 29" Arrow shaft with feathers is 425g.
The point on Cane #2 is about 70g. The 8" foreshaft is 267g and overall weight of 700g. The 29" Arrow shaft with feathers is 432g.
I did not weigh/spine anything while making the arrows. I just picked cane that was about 3/8" on large end.
The spine of a good shooting viburnum arrow reads about 55#. This does not take into account the shaft is 29" and 75g head.
These two cane shafts spined at 95# not taking into account the length of shaft and weight of points.
This tells me the cane shafts are way too stiff but I would have thought the extra length and weight of foreshafts would have brought the spine down enough??? Am I wrong?
I noticed today that the cane I made these 2 arrows from was dead standing cane. It is still strong but is browner and has a few of those spots in places when its dead. Maybe this is the reason these shafts are stiffer than normal for this diameter??
I also took the foreshaft out of one cane shaft and shot it by itself. It flew straight but still hit bow on passing. I cut 3" off of foreshaft and shot the arrow and it still hit the bow on passing. Maybe I just need to give up on these two arrows. I hate to not use them tho because I put some time in.
Here are a couple pics that show diameter and hopefully the deader/browner color of two bottom arrows. The top shaft will soon be an arrow and was not dead standing.