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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: hillbilly61 on August 17, 2010, 08:23:08 pm

Title: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: hillbilly61 on August 17, 2010, 08:23:08 pm

 Can anyone put a few closeup pics of river cane and hill cane. I have some that are totally round and some that have a flat spot between nodes. If I had a camera I'd put one up. But :(

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: artcher1 on August 18, 2010, 06:39:09 pm

Here you go Hillbilly. River cane on the right. Hope this helps. ART

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Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: hillbilly61 on August 18, 2010, 10:27:04 pm

river cane on the bottom?

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: Pat B on August 18, 2010, 11:23:14 pm

River cane on top, Hill cane on the bottom.

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: hillbilly61 on August 19, 2010, 07:41:35 am

Thank you. I have both and have made a few out of both. The river cane I have, as anyone that lives in Alabama knows, is very accessable. The hill cane I have a few patches and am looking for more. It;s all over too but, just not looking hard enough...lol

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: criverkat on August 20, 2010, 10:53:40 pm

In what region does hill cane grow i live in northeast TX we have loads of river cane but have not seen any hill cane is there a big difference in the appearance any pics of the whole plant would be great

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: Pat B on August 21, 2010, 01:02:48 am

Hill cane (Arundaneria appalaciana) is indigenous to the Appalachian Mountains. It is more similar to it's cousin switch cane(A. tecta) than it is to it's other cousin river cane(A. gigantia). These are the only native North American bamboo.   IMO, hill cane makes the best arrows, switch cane next and river cane last. All make good arrows.

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: aero86 on August 21, 2010, 11:26:19 am

criverkat, where are you from in northeast texas?  im from greenville?

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: criverkat on August 21, 2010, 07:57:10 pm

Pat B thanks for the info and aero86 i live in hooks TX close to texarkana been planning on calling you got your number

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: aero86 on August 22, 2010, 03:56:31 am

ok, thats what i was thinking!  lol  been a busy week for me!

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: Bill Skinner on August 22, 2010, 12:59:47 pm

It looks like you heated and compressed your nodes?  Did you do that while they were still green or did you dry them and then compress them?  Bill

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: artcher1 on August 22, 2010, 02:02:13 pm

I rolled the nodes down using a hardwood block Bill. Best to get on 'em once they're dry enough to work. Usually about 4 weeks. ART

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: hillbilly61 on August 24, 2010, 08:46:59 am

Is there a book for arrow building from cane? The hill can gives me fits trying to sight down it to get them straight. The others like river cane or Lowes cane are much easier. any suggestions?

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: aero86 on August 24, 2010, 09:38:24 am

ive straightened a bit of it.  straightens just like bamboo or river cane for me.  just straighten between the nodes first, and then the nodes.  works like a charm

Title: Re: Hill and River Cane Pics?
Post by: Pat B on August 24, 2010, 06:40:12 pm

Contact Chris Cade(Mechslasher). He wrote a pamphlet on working cane to arrows. Lots of good info in it too.