Bamboo arrows

[Lone500]

I had heard of making bamboo arrows. seems a pretty good source of pretty strait material. I have access to 2 types of bamboo. One grows next to a creek and in its old age gets about 30 ft high and a doesnt get any bigger than like an inch, inch and a half or so.

Then i have access to this bamboo growing in a womans yard. This stuff is of the bigger variety. bout 30ish ft tall but can be like 3 inches at the base. Im betting the smaller stuff would be best since easier to find a consistent like 3ft ish peice most likely.

how exactly do you process it and make it into arrows?

[Pat B]

You should have hill cane and river cane in and around Saluda.

[Lone500]

ya thats probably the small bamboo. i only know of it one place around here and luckily its right next to a guy i work for. He has a lake and its growing pretty thickly along the stream coming out of the overflow for the lake.

Other than that one place i havent seen any around my little neck of the woods of that particular type. i know of someone down the road who has the larger type.

The big bamboo i see lots of places in hendo.

[Pat B]

The big stuff is an Asiatic import. The small stuff by the creek makes excellent arrows.

[Lone500]

Right. Im even thinking of transplanting some if possible.

How exactly do i go about making the stuff into arrows after i cut it?

edit-even found a turkey feather today for my fletching 

[sadiejane]

here ya go
how to make arrows outta bamboo
from beginning to end

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,28697.0.html

have fun!

[tenbrook]

Thanks Sadie you beat me to it! 

[Lone500]

TY so much Sadie. i had searched around and small bits of info here and there but couldnt seem to find a good write up on the process. ty again.