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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Rob W. on January 22, 2016, 08:42:06 pm

Title: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: Rob W. on January 22, 2016, 08:42:06 pm

Up until this point I have made cane arrows for bows in the 45# range. I need make some arrows up for a 65# bow. I have never weighed my cane shafts. If they fly true I figured they were plenty heavy for 45# with a heavy head.

I need to figure out what I'm going to do for this bow before turkey season. Can I get enough weight of of the cane or should I just go with spruce?

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: sleek on January 22, 2016, 09:58:47 pm

I know cane can make heavy arrows. If your cane is stiff spined enough i dont know. But cane is more forgiving in spine than wood.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: 1442 on January 22, 2016, 11:10:13 pm

cane hafts can spine well above 100.
I got some that will spine 60 I'd trade.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: Pat B on January 23, 2016, 08:31:33 am

My 30" hill cane arrows weigh between 550gr to 65ogr with 125gr points. They are about 3/8" at the nock and 5/16" at the nock. They would probably shoot well from 45# to 65# bows.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: BowEd on January 23, 2016, 09:06:48 am

Cane is a lot heavier mass weight wise than spruce.Although spruce shafts do normally stay straight once made.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: Pat B on January 23, 2016, 09:25:06 am

Ed, well seasoned cane will stay as straight as any other natural shafting.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: Rob W. on January 23, 2016, 11:16:15 am

I guess I need to get a scale to weigh the arrows and shafts I have. I was under the impression guys had trouble getting cane up to the 600+ grain wieght.

I really like cane but may also make up some spruce for 3d. At one time I built some arrows out of poplar shafts that where nice and heavy.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: Pat B on January 23, 2016, 11:22:55 am

I love poplar shafts but my hill cane is 100gr heavier than the poplar.

Title: Re: total weight of cane shafts?
Post by: BowEd on January 24, 2016, 07:25:14 am

Yes Pat I did'nt mean they did'nt.In fact they stay straighter.I was just inclining that some wood shafts don't.I just can't get spruce to be heavy enough mass wise even footing them with purple heart or osage and I guess I could put 190 grain tips on but I'm not used to that I guess.Otherwise I'd love to shoot spruce.