Okinawa cane and bamboo

Matt Prickett · Post by **Matt Prickett** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:07 pm

I have recently found a man in Okinawa who is selling cane and bamboo. If you are interested.

Price for cane or bamboo:

Unstraightened $24.00 a dozen

Straightened $36.00 a dozen

Email is <john.borgeson@gmail. com>

He name is John Borgeson

Jason DuLac · Post by **Jason DuLac** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 1:35 am

Matt,

Does that include shipping? That might be the cost of a dozen arrows.

J.

Matt Prickett · Post by **Matt Prickett** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 4:04 am

Jason

Shipping is $10.00 up to 4 dozen, for higher amounts he will have to get them weight for shipping cost.

Matt

Samuraiwarrior · Post by **Samuraiwarrior** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:35 am

Matt,
Are the pieces selected specifically for bamboo arrows? As in, are they chosen for diameter, node placement, etc. and matched? Or are they just bamboo/cane stakes?

Thanks,
Thomas

Matt Prickett · Post by **Matt Prickett** » Tue Jan 01, 2008 3:12 pm

Thomas

The bamboo and cane is selected for arrow shafting, If you contact him he can send you some pictures, That is all I can say about them, other then He often writes articals in Primitive Archer magazine and seems very capable.

Matt

Alex S. · Post by **Alex S.** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 3:02 pm

I know this guy, seen some of his work and what he does, but have no idea what bamboo he is talking about as I have never seen one of his bamboo arrows. The cane, I have seen, is very light and not very tough from what I could tell. They work fine, just not as durable as bamboo. I'd use them for flight style arrows and similar.

The bamboo here is quite good, but I do not know the species, or the species he is cutting as there are at least 6 types, 2 of those are of the timber variety. The ones I cut get no more than 1/2" diameter and usually grow pretty straight in nice 1 foot diameter clumps spread out in big groves, so picking out the good ones is quite easy. I recently harvest at least 40 shoots that are now drying but I suppose he has much more if he is offering them for sale.