[Archers] Archers Digest, Vol 90, Issue 12

[Mike Matthews]

I must respectfully disagree on this generalization; there are
different varieties of 'cane' and the one I have used is the native
Southeastern river cane. It is nearly though not quite as hard as
bamboo and is far easier to straighten using heat. There is also an
invasive cane species, Arundo donax, that is far softer and less
suitable though some still do use it.

Ld. Eirik Gralokkr



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> The use of bamboo is allowed and poses no greater threat of shattering than
> any other wood. I know this because I am the Fletcher that built those
> arrows for Godai. He is no longer shooting them not because they are unsafe
> but through footing more modern wood shafts he can achieve greater accuracy.
> The important point to note about bamboo is what kind is being used. US
> bamboo should not be used to include river cane. I know the trad world has
> shooters that use it but it tends to be much more soft than the processed
> bamboo we were buying from China. I don't disagree on the points, they fall
> into the same category that we have been discussing for many years..
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