Heavy cane hog arrow(update)

[mullet]

Nice arrows, Charlie. They ought to do the trick.

[ionicmuffin]

yep i love em! where did you get the cane? send me a pm if you must. I really like the look of them.

[stringstretcher]

Thanks all.  This is some bamboo, actually the lightest of all the canes or bamboo, Japanese Arrow Bamboo that I cut from a patch about 2 hours from my home.  I will have several bunches of it with me at the classic for those interested.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

Sorry if this is off-topic, but what is the Classic, I hear it mentioned a LOT.

[Pappy]

That ought to do the job Charlie,Very nice job. SS the Classic is an event held at TwinOaks in Clarksville TN. every year the first of May,we have a bunch for Primitive Archer and lot of other Tarditonal/Primitive folks show up. Chec out the event section. 
    Pappy

[stringstretcher]

Thanks Pappy.  They are fun to make when you are house bound from all the bad winter weather.

[PeteC]

Those are awesome arrows Charlie.You are going into the task at hand with the right ammo for sure. Kill a bunch of em.     God Bless

[richardzane]

fine and straight looking hunting sticks !
never heard about using shrink tubing on an arrow shaft before..interesting!
what is the cane diameter up close to the point?

[stringstretcher]

None of my cane come out more than 3/8 at the tip, but some are close.  As for the shrink tubing, I used it more of an insurance against the real sinew coming apart in wet weather.  And it makes a better, smoother transition from the point to the cane its self.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

I wrap my art. Sinew lashings with electrical tape(very tight and form-fitting)for waterproofness...
My cane is usually around 1/2 inch, with a bow with a slim riser section. I just aim a bit to the right..
I can consistatly hit my 12 inch target at around 20 yards, so I am just fine.
Plus I mainly shoot off of an red oak longbow, unbacked, 45 pounds@28", or a 50 pound fiberglass recurve, #50@28".
These bows both shoot  well, but I prefer the longbow for traditional equipment, and I shoot most of my slimmer, spined arrows off of it(1/4-3/8 cane or 1/2 honeysuckle), and some old arrows off of my recurve- I have 6 carbon arrows, they used to be 32", my uncle shattered them on rocks(he missed with a 65 pound compound...) and now they are 26.5", and I use bi-fletching- two arrows can be fletched with one feather, I am short on feathers. Epoxy is good stuff, but not traditional...
I prefer primitive, it is much cheaper.... and a heck of a lot more fun...
I have a tendancy to ramble. Sorry...
-Squirrel

[stringstretcher]

Just remember Squirrel.  The man that talks little, says a lot.  The man that talks a lot, says little.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

Just remember Squirrel.  The man that talks little, says a lot.  The man that talks a lot, says little.

Most true of me.

[vyadha]

These are gorgeous. I shoot heavy (680ish) bamboo arrows out of a 51# bow for deer and pigs. I like the heft.
These arrows are really something. The hogs will appreciate the swift efficiency

[stringstretcher]

Actually these are a little on the heavy side, but I was playing with point weights on some cane that I had worked up for some one else.  Just to let every one know, these cane spined at 110 lbs, and I am shooting them at 28" long out of a 45 lb. osage self bow, and they fly great.

[Matt G.]

Bump