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Strip bamboo arrows
avcase:
--- Quote from: bownarra on September 23, 2020, 12:22:42 am ---I've made quite a few of these arrows and they are amazing :) Thanks so much for the build-a-long on Paloeplanet Alan.
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It is good to know you have had success with it. It really takes some commitment to get the most out of making arrows this way.
There is an interesting relationship between the stiffness and density of the arrow material and the properties of the bow. I feel that real sweet spot for split cane arrows is with very heavy bows shooting short arrows. For example and 100#+ horn bow using an overdraw. Even a completely solid-section split Tonkin cane arrow is going to be hard to beat for this application.
I find it most challenging to make split cane arrows for lighter bows that shoot long arrows. For these, there is a very fine line to balance between weight and stiffness of the strips. It only takes a few thousandths of an inch to make the difference between great and failure. For these kinds of bows, it is much easier to make a very good arrow out of more traditional materials like high quality spruce, fir, or some types of pine. Do you agree?
Alan
DC:
It's sounding like it's not worth doing for my bows. I'd still like to try it though. It would give me a leg up if I ever decide to make fishing rods ;) All I have is Moso Boo but I'll keep my eyes open for some Tonkin.
bownarra:
The moso may work out better for the lighter bows. DC once you have the hang of them you can make the most amazing target arrows too. Alan's idea of gluing alternate coulred pieces at glue-up and putting a twist in them has turned many heads over here :)
Alan you are right my split cane arrows are for 80# bows and up. Eventually I will dig out my flight shooting machine and get back at the distance shooting :0 I've never found any really good softwood over here.....
DC:
--- Quote from: bownarra on September 25, 2020, 12:21:33 am --- Alan's idea of gluing alternate colored pieces at glue-up and putting a twist in them has turned many heads over here :)
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I've not seen that unless it was in the build-a-long and i missed it. You wouldn't have a link would you?
willie:
--- Quote from: DC on September 25, 2020, 09:39:12 am --- You wouldn't have a link would you?
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multicolored and twisted? candycanes?
a pic would be awsome.
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