Bamboo Arrow Pics

[SamuraiWarrior2]

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The group of three at the top are my newest arrows.  Buffalo horn nocks, brass tips, goose fletching, tempered boo shaft.  Rest are older bamboo arrows.  Most of the rest have horn or hardwood nocks and a dowel inserted under the tip for the taper.  The last picture shows the korean bamboo on the left and hardware stakes on the right.  
I would like to make some with knapped heads, but I don't have any of those yet.  Its just a shame its illegal in Colo to hunt with them.  

Hope you enjoy.
Thomas

[Drummer@Home]

HOLLY CRAP!!!!!  

Thats some old-world skill there.
 

[drewsbow]

Very nice      

[Stone Knife]

Those are nice, hope you don't loose any.

[CheapShot]

Real purty arrows. Did you have to sand the shafts to get the paint to stick? And how do the long skinny fletchings shoot they look really cool?

[W.Tim]

FANCEY...arrows........real nice  

[Jason Lester]

Very fancy,  NICE.


One question though. I was taught (or at least thats what I remember) to build the arrow with the big end of the cane on the point end. I see in one of you pics that you have one (at least) the other way. Am I doing this wrong or does it even make a difference?

Thanks

[Yellowsnake]

Beautiful arrows!

[gwhunter]

You have definitely earned whatever you kill with that type of work.  It will make the blood shed with them all the more satisfying.  AWESOME!

[Ian johnson]

those are awsome!!!!!!!

[SamuraiWarrior2]

CheapShot, I like the long, low profile fletching.  It is very alike in shape to Japanese fletching and shapes have been used traditionally all over Asia.
You do have to sand the bamboo down past the rind and the waxy coating to get paint and glue to stick.  I also sand down the nodes so they lay level with the rest of the shaft.  I usually use a double cut file on the nodes, then a scraper on the rind and then go to sandpaper (400-600+ grit).


Jason, You are right, the point all ways goes on the bottom of the cane.  The bamboo is usually thicker there and it gives you more weight up front and a natural taper towards the nock.  I don't know why I messed that arrow up, but it still flies fine.  Its an older arrow too, I always make sure to put the points on what would have been the bottom of the bamboo shoot.

Thanks for the comments all   .  That bunch on the left of the last picture is what I am currently working on, hopefully I'll get some broadheads and make some matched hunting and target arrows.

[fish theotherone]

well done! art thats what they are!

[JEFF B]

hey real nice arrows they look like they would go off a hun bow real nice. well done      

[Big Dave]

   

[Flatstick]

Those are art work! I love making and hunting with cane/bamboo arrows but some of you folks are real artists about it.

How do you go about selecting a matched set of shafts? I know some strictly match them by weight while others match by spine & weight, as detailed as those arrows are I'll bet you have a fine way of making a matched set.

[BigRonHuntAlot]

Nature's Carbons, Very Nice Work.  

[SamuraiWarrior2]

Originally posted by Flatstick:

How do you go about selecting a matched set of shafts? I know some strictly match them by weight while others match by spine & weight, as detailed as those arrows are I'll bet you have a fine way of making a matched set.

The shafts should be matched by weight (and thusly by diameter and wall thickness) and by position of the nodes.  You can spine them, but I find them similar to carbon in that it is forgiving of many weight ranges.  
I would like to shoot these out of a Korean horn bow which is what I am working on right now.

[Gil]

Very nice work there.Your arrow looks like the real ones used by Korean archers.You can see it in my avatar. Who taught you how to make them?  

[SamuraiWarrior2]

Gil,
Yes, I used a Korean arrow to pattern mine.  I learned from Thomas Duvernay's video and a lot of teaching myself and reading various posts about arrow making.  Thanks for the comments  

[tecum-tha]

You told us in your threa that the left bomboo is korean bamboo. Did you notice any differences to the other bamboo like thicker walls or more consistent node distance? Do they perform the same? What grain weight do you use for your arrow tips?
Thanks.