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Steve I am in the USA. Charlie

It could be the type of cane you are cutting, or maybe it is a reed instead of cane? When cutting, make sure you cut shoots that are second year growt. If you look at the cane and see a leaf sheath all the way around the shoot, it is first year growth. Second year growth will have the sheafts fallin...

Well this can get a little complicated.....or for me at first it was. Now remember, all my spine calculations are using AMO STANDARDS. That is a 2lb weight with 26 inch span. Now when you are using this, this 26" measurement is for a 28" arrow. So here we go. On cane or bamboo, the first t...

Thanks everyone. I will try and answer some of your questions. I am trying to get a good clear picture of the nock, but my little camera does not like close up's. The Jap Arrow bamboo that you see is a running style bamboo....it will spread like wildfire. Used a lot in landscaping for shielding wall...

Here are some Jap Arrow bamboo arrows that I just finished up. Self nocks, hand ground turkey feathers, wrapped in silk. http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRETCHER/004-9.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRETCHER/005-9.jpg http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e369/STRINGSTRE...

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I would love to see some homemande quivers in the plains or lakota style if anyone has made them.