Okinawa cane and bamboo
I have recently found a man in Okinawa who is selling cane and bamboo. If you are interested.
Price for cane or bamboo:
Unstraightened $24.00 a dozen
Straightened $36.00 a dozen
Email is <john.borgeson@gmail. com>
He name is John Borgeson
Price for cane or bamboo:
Unstraightened $24.00 a dozen
Straightened $36.00 a dozen
Email is <john.borgeson@gmail. com>
He name is John Borgeson
Matt,
Does that include shipping? That might be the cost of a dozen arrows.
J.
Does that include shipping? That might be the cost of a dozen arrows.
J.
Jason
Shipping is $10.00 up to 4 dozen, for higher amounts he will have to get them weight for shipping cost.
Matt
Shipping is $10.00 up to 4 dozen, for higher amounts he will have to get them weight for shipping cost.
Matt
Matt,
Are the pieces selected specifically for bamboo arrows? As in, are they chosen for diameter, node placement, etc. and matched? Or are they just bamboo/cane stakes?
Thanks,
Thomas
Are the pieces selected specifically for bamboo arrows? As in, are they chosen for diameter, node placement, etc. and matched? Or are they just bamboo/cane stakes?
Thanks,
Thomas
Thomas
The bamboo and cane is selected for arrow shafting, If you contact him he can send you some pictures, That is all I can say about them, other then He often writes articals in Primitive Archer magazine and seems very capable.
Matt
The bamboo and cane is selected for arrow shafting, If you contact him he can send you some pictures, That is all I can say about them, other then He often writes articals in Primitive Archer magazine and seems very capable.
Matt
I know this guy, seen some of his work and what he does, but have no idea what bamboo he is talking about as I have never seen one of his bamboo arrows. The cane, I have seen, is very light and not very tough from what I could tell. They work fine, just not as durable as bamboo. I'd use them for flight style arrows and similar.
The bamboo here is quite good, but I do not know the species, or the species he is cutting as there are at least 6 types, 2 of those are of the timber variety. The ones I cut get no more than 1/2" diameter and usually grow pretty straight in nice 1 foot diameter clumps spread out in big groves, so picking out the good ones is quite easy. I recently harvest at least 40 shoots that are now drying but I suppose he has much more if he is offering them for sale.
The bamboo here is quite good, but I do not know the species, or the species he is cutting as there are at least 6 types, 2 of those are of the timber variety. The ones I cut get no more than 1/2" diameter and usually grow pretty straight in nice 1 foot diameter clumps spread out in big groves, so picking out the good ones is quite easy. I recently harvest at least 40 shoots that are now drying but I suppose he has much more if he is offering them for sale.