[Archers] rivercane again

[Mike Matthews]

I've tried to spine test the rivercane shafting, but it comes out
higher than my not-too-accurate homemade spine tester will register.
Making the arrows a few inches longer than my draw length seemed to
help even out the extra spine. I have lately cut some smaller diameter
shoots that should be closer to the spine I'm looking for; the first
set I cut was 3/8 at the small end and very stiff, yet a bit lower in
mass than a comparable sized wooden shaft. I think this particular
cane will need to be around 5/16 diameter to be spined 40-45.

The cane also works really well for atl-atl shafts (as I suspect
bamboo would also), as the place I've been cutting it has some that
grows up to 7 feet long before it branches. It tapers very little over
this length and is very easy to straighten using heat from a plumbing
torch or stove burner.

Eirik


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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2011 19:54:35 -0400
From: "Jay Nardone" <jaynardone at comcast.net>
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Eirik, okay to disagree, I am no expert on cane and am going on what I know
from talking to folks and looking at their arrows. Do you spine test it
before shooting it?

Janyn

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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