Squirrelslinger you say spine doesnt matter for cane? Have you ever made an arrow from 1st year growth and shot it. The correct way to describe the characteristics of cane/bamboo is to say a much wider range of spine will shoot well from a bow compared to a shoot shaft which will have a shorter range of spine that will shoot well from the same bow. Im tired of you and Bowslayer chiming in on every post as if you all have done everything. Listen/read more and talk less
A range of spine from #25 to #125 has shot fine from my centershot fiberglass bow. #50@28. I have the privilege of knowing what the arrows we are talking about will be shot from
I have used first yr cane for many kid arrows and many arrows for my recurve.
it isn't as durable, but a 3/8" will shoot fine if seasoned. a 2 yr shoot is harder, stronger, and denser than 1 yr material.
thanks for the pic.
Within reason, spine doesn't matter with cane and a #40-50 centershot recurve.
(for the matter, I don't spine my cane arrows for 2 reasons- they shoot fine, and it requires effort)
I have had my recurve for several years now and I have made several hundred arrows for it, mostly shoots, but with some dowels and hand-made shafts in the mix.