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Strip bamboo arrows
DC:
I was reading over Alan's bamboo strip arrow build-a-long this morning. Fascinating stuff but one thing kept popping into my head. Why does this method produce better/stiffer arrows than just using a bamboo cane of the same diameter? It just seems like you're disassembling a cane and then gluing it back together.
Del the cat:
Ah, you leave out the hole. The hole is very floppy, unless you can get special stiff holes, but they are hell's own job to fit ;)
Del
Hawkdancer:
The devil's own design? >:D (lol)
Hawkdancer
PatM:
They can be barreled and have the node sections staggered. Plus the glue lines provide stiffness.
willie:
OK, so wayne, the previous arrow section sponsor, that manufactures hex shafts from hemlock doug fir spruce etc, claims better spine for a hex shaft over a comparable arrow made from the same wood in normal process.
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