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Offline willie

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finding arrow stock in florida
« on: March 06, 2015, 05:23:16 pm »
I will make a trip to central/northern florida soon and want to spend some time harvesting shoots for making arrows

what are my best choices to look for?

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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2015, 05:34:53 pm »
Probably switch cane(Arundaneria tecta) or an Asiatic invasive cane like Japanese arrow bamboo.   I really don't know Florida fauna so that's all I can suggest.
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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2015, 11:31:09 pm »

     Ask Mullet.  I think white springs, off of I-75 has a bunch, I think that is where I went, there is Japanese arrow bamboo all over.  You can fill your truck up with it.  It might be another place.  I can't remember for sure.  Good stuff though!
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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2015, 08:37:45 pm »
Wayne's right. Go across the Suwanee and then two blocks past the stop sign at 41. or it is in the Stephen Foster State Park.
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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #4 on: March 19, 2015, 12:20:38 am »
Yup, along highways and country roads keep an eye out for bamboo growing.  I know of two patches within 30 minutes of where I live.  I'm in central Florida and I can PM you coordinates if you like.  It's invasive so for the most part nobody cares if you harvest a few hundred of them.  Most will thank you.
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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #5 on: March 20, 2015, 07:31:20 pm »
Thanks for the replies guys, I have been traveling for a few days and haven't had a chance to log in to see the recent responses.
Any body willin to make a recommendation about how to size the bamboo for 40-50# spines? I do remember someone saying once that they used an end wrench for a sizer when they went picking, but I cannot remember what size wrench or which end of the shoot to gague.
thanks
willie

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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #6 on: March 20, 2015, 10:24:49 pm »
7mm seems to work pretty well for me.--as an average diameter.  that is with garden stake bamboo.

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Re: finding arrow stock in florida
« Reply #7 on: March 20, 2015, 11:06:31 pm »
A 3/8" open end wrench makes a good gauge for hardwood shoots and cane shafts. about 5/16" at the nock.
Make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes!    Pat Brennan  Brevard, NC