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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: My first try at cane arrows
« Reply #15 on: February 14, 2008, 10:30:40 pm »
Daniel, cane is easy to straighten with a little heat.  It's easier if you do it in sessions.  Maybe straighten in between the nodes one day, then the nodes another time and do a final touch up after you mount the points. I like to spin them to see how straight they are.
  These haven't been spine checked but I will as soon as I make a tester. They shoot best from my bows around 55-60#.  As for the weight, they run from around 480 to 580 grains. 
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Offline Otoe Bow

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Re: My first try at cane arrows
« Reply #16 on: February 15, 2008, 12:16:46 am »
They really look good. Did you cut the turkey feathers or did you get them pre cut?  They look real good. 

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Offline FlintWalker

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Re: My first try at cane arrows
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2008, 01:07:38 am »
Otoe, I have my feathers ground then chop them myself.
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Re: My first try at cane arrows
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2008, 01:37:59 am »
Very nice.  What'd you glue them on with? 

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Offline FlintWalker

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« Reply #19 on: February 15, 2008, 01:59:57 am »
I lightly sanded the shaft and just used super glue gel.  Not very primitive, but fast and it works ;D
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Offline Little John

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Re: My first try at cane arrows
« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2008, 11:58:55 am »
Nice arrows, I have made a lot of cane and bamboo arrows and they always feel good in my quiver. I never made the plugs for the ends, just cut a self nock just above a node and cut slots for trade points or stone.    Kenneth
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