bamboo arrow shafting

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 11:03 am

Byron; You did not state the source of the broken shaft. There appears to be plenty of material in the node area, my place of concern.

Byron · Post by **Byron** » Thu Jun 17, 2010 7:32 pm

Hi Jack, the source is Tiger, Tanjin China. The particular shaft was 50~55#.

The nodes did look nice and solid when I split the shaft open.

Byron

Reto · Post by **Reto** » Sat Jun 19, 2010 5:52 am

Meanwhile I also got my 100 bamboo shafts form Poletti, Italy. The spine is 70 - 75. They are very straight and of uniform thickness (AVG of about 7,5mm). Compared to my Japanese or Korean bamboo shafts they are heavier (around 26 gr - 30gr).

At first view, the quality is excellent, but further tests and comparison with other bamboo arrows have to follow - now until next spring I am working on my horn bows (14). Let us keep updated.
R

redhawk · Post by **redhawk** » Tue Jun 22, 2010 3:43 pm

Straight arrow shafts should be a matter of course.
Be a critical customer, tell your dealer what you really need: weight balancing strength.
Otherwise an arrow isn?t ready for a far flight.
I can?t imagine that the Ottomans have used anything else than hollowed and barreled shafts.
Michael

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 12:12 pm

Just a little update. I recently bought a number of packages of 6 foot bamboo gardening stakes from Home Depot, my old favorite source for arrow shafts. Out of 30 sticks I was unable to get a single suitable arrow shaft. All the perfect ones had been deleted and ones with multiple minor defects replaced. I do not mean that the packages were tampered with but that the overall grading has changed drastically. They are perfectly suited for gardening but not suitable for arrow making. Pity.

jiao · Post by **jiao** » Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:56 pm

i can got best Tonkin cane bamboo shafts, go 150km(20$) to a place where lots of bamboo, stay there for some days, at least one day need 10$ to spend, then take bamboo back need 10-50$, it is more expensive than i by the good arrow from usa.......

jack farrell · Post by **jack farrell** » Tue Jul 06, 2010 2:17 am

Bamboo is stronger, will last longer than any synthetic material. And it is traditional!

mongolianarcher · Post by **mongolianarcher** » Sun Jul 11, 2010 1:42 am

The Chinese dealer sells mountain cane like what the mughals used.

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