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Offline David_Daugherty

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River cane arrow
« on: August 10, 2015, 12:12:22 am »
Working on arrows tonight.  2 completed..hopefully 2 more tomorrow night 😄

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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2015, 06:19:42 am »
Nice. What wood did you use for the nock?
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2015, 09:57:26 am »
Looks like a mighty fine arrow, I always liked river cane, to bad it can't be found round where I live in Florida.
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #3 on: August 10, 2015, 10:14:18 am »
If you wrap sinew under your nock cut you wont have to make a nock. I have done them in between nodes and still never spilt my cane even out of 67 lb bow... second if you are gonna add a wooden nock it must be lined up perfectly .....I love cane arrows....gut
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Offline mullet

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #4 on: August 10, 2015, 10:52:57 am »
473, if you live in j-ville, hop on I-10 and drive to White Springs. I just got back from there working and I cut a truck load everytime I go up there. It is all around the Stephen Foster State Park in Down town White Springs.
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #5 on: August 10, 2015, 11:02:59 am »
Thanks for the tip mullet, I'll see if I can get up there sometime.
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #6 on: August 10, 2015, 08:08:51 pm »
take the exit off of I-75 to White Springs and go to the intersection with SR 41. Go straight two blocks and look to your left, a whole, vacant lot full. I've been cutting it for 20 years and nobody has said anything to me, people just wave. :)
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #7 on: August 10, 2015, 10:14:30 pm »
Wow, thanks for the specification, I really appreciate it. Never thought you'd give me the location of your stash, I must warn you though there may not be any left the next time you come >:D
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #8 on: August 10, 2015, 10:50:38 pm »
You couldn't cut enough to clean this place out. #Tip,, pull it over and cut the top out. ;)
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Offline David_Daugherty

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #9 on: August 11, 2015, 11:14:57 am »
I do exaptly what gut said.  I wrap sinew up to the nock.  On this arrow I made a cedar foreshaft for my broadhead.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #10 on: August 11, 2015, 06:30:17 pm »
nice arrow...........
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #11 on: August 11, 2015, 08:33:47 pm »
Quote from: mullet on August 10, 2015, 10:50:38 pm
You couldn't cut enough to clean this place out. #Tip,, pull it over and cut the top out. ;)

Cut the top out?  Whatchu mean?
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Offline bowandarrow473

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #12 on: August 11, 2015, 09:40:16 pm »
Sleek, im pretty sure he means cut the top of the stalk as the bottom of the shoot is too thick and cutting it from there would be waste of time. I did this alot when there was a large Japonese arrow bamboo patch near my house(sadly it was buldozed a while back :( )
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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #13 on: August 11, 2015, 09:50:31 pm »
Yep, that's what I mean. Most of it is about 14' tall.
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Offline David_Daugherty

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Re: River cane arrow
« Reply #14 on: August 17, 2015, 08:08:10 am »
I always cut mine at the base.  Never have attempted the taller ones.  Gonna have to visit the Ol Cane patch and give that a try 👍
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