My first cane arrow

[Matt G.]

Here's my first cane arrow I've ever made. I got some river cane for Pat B and finally got a chance to make one up. It weighs in at 673 grains with the 160 point on it. Thanks for all the guidance Charlie and Pat!



Here's a close up of the nodes.

Thanks for looking.

[H Rhodes]

Looks great!  You did a good job.  I think you will find that cane arrows are well worth the effort.  They are a little more work than wood shafting, but they are really durable.  I have made some that have been literally shot thousands of times.   

[Youngboyer2(billyf)]

Very nice, what did you use for that nock indicator?

[stringstretcher]

looks great there.  You will love the cane, and the time spent doing them is well worth it for sure.

[Frawg]

very nice first cane arrow, Looks great
Matt

[Matt G.]

Thank you all! It flies like a laser dart and hits where I'm looking with authority.
Youngboyer that's a trick I learned from Pat B. it's a few dabs of TB2. Dab it on and lay so its facing down. Gravity does the rest.

[Scowler]

Very nice.

[bowtarist]

Matt,

Are there two arrows there?  The cut of the fletching is different.  Looks good either way, nice job, dpg

[Matt G.]

No it's just one arrow. Good eye though. I started with a modified P/Y cut fletch but they are noisy. Look cool though. So I made a custom shield type fletch by hand afterwards. That was also my first self nock. Well after a couple practice runs on scrap.

[Pat B]

Very nice, Matt. Not bad for a professional fletcher!    FYI, the cane is hill cane and not river cane.

[Matt G.]

Thanks Pat. I knew that and just typed the wrong kind. Duh !!!
I also saw what you were seeing about the sharp edge by the nock groove. I had my sinew too high. I filed if down so the grooves will protect the string. Thanks again for all the help!