a new obsssion.

[S.S.]

I have always liked making a knife to use during hunting season every year.
Then I made a couple of ML rifles. Now I am getting back into archery so I
have now had to make my own arrows. Harvested my river cane and dried it since
last year. straightened it over a fire. I could not find any suitable feathers so I had to buy those.
Hammer forged my own points and then began assembly. I now have six arrows that shoot
Well, "As straight as an arrow". Looking forward to perforating something tasty this fall
with one.

[mjh]

Very cool, nicely done.  You'll have to go turkey hunting for some feathers!

[streak]

Or goose hunting!!

[Frank V]

Very nice, could you tell us a little more about the cane arrows. I really like wood, I use the split hex shafts.
Thanks Frank

[S.S.]

These are made from river cane. The nodes are about 10-12 inches apart
unlike the more familiar cane with nodes much closer together.
Cane is also pretty easy to get straight over a small flame.
The removable tip on these arrows may not be traditional but
I got the Idea from My Atlatl darts. The idea behind this is that
the hunter carries one or 2 dart/spears and multiple pre-made
points. upon impact, the point stays embedded in the game
and the spear falls away to be retrieved and reloaded with another
point. It is efficient but I do not know how well it will work with an arrow.