| From: sir misalots
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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anyone have tips or video on making these
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| From: Phil
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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There's an excellent 3 video series on youtube from a gentleman called Jeff Roberts .... he gives an excellent explanation on every step of the construction process. just search Jeff Roberts Bamboo arrows and it'll come up.
. Also there's an excellent booklet from a genuine authority on the subject Jaap Koppendrayer on How to make bamboo arrows ... well worth the money.
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| From: Runner
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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But guys on here who have never made arrows of any sort told us this was dumb....
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| From: Jon Stewart
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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I also put a 2"bamboo skewer piece in each end to beef it up. I self nock one end and use a stone point on the other end and I need a more solid shaft to do that. I mentioned that on here on another thread and was all but told I was nuts and didn't need to do that. Glad to see someone else thinks it should be done. Either way it don;t hurt anything.
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| From: Phil
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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That's the fella .... thank you Jim
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| From: Bob Rowlands
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| Date: 17-Sep-23 |
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Thanks for the vids Jim. Appreciate it.
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| From: 2 bears
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| Date: 18-Sep-23 |
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I have read a lot & watched a lot of videos. I kind of adopted this & that from each one. I ended up a lot like Jeff. Bamboo skewers,sorting by spine, bare shafting & sharpening broadheads. I don't match the weights like he does. I might put a little lighter point on a heavy one or a little heavier point on a light one. They shoot as well as any other shafts & as good as I can shoot out to 20 yards. I would try matching the weight but don't have room to shoot any farther. Love bamboo for self bows & longbows. >>>-----> Ken
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| From: M60gunner
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| Date: 18-Sep-23 |
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I made a dozen for a friend of mine that took them to Africa to hunt. Same guy I made the Hickory arrows for. I also used bamboo skewers to reinforce the point end. I got wood nocks from 3 Rivers . Can’t recall what BH but I do know he shot a couple critters with them. I was worried about the weight from arrow to arrow but he said they all flew fine. I did smooth down the nodes and made sure there was at least 3” of bamboo between node and ends of shaft.
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| From: Phil
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| Date: 19-Sep-23 |
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Like others have said, I also use bamboo kebab skewers to reinforce my bamboo shafts, plus I'll use skewers of different lengths to help match the weights of the shafts.
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| From: M60gunner
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| Date: 19-Sep-23 |
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If you decide to give Bamboo arrows a try I would suggest you buy the shafts from a reputable dealer.
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| From: Phil
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| Date: 19-Sep-23 |
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What M60gunner said x 2
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