Bamboo Arrows
It’s great fun shooting grass arrows and we’re lucky enough to have access to some excellent quality spined shafts to play with. Bamboo arrows tend to be a little heavier than their spruce counterparts – on a par with Port Orford Cedar. They’re incredibly strong and their natural taper moves the balance of the arrow toward the point.
Making arrows from bamboo shafts is a more complicated process than simply sticking nocks, points and feathers on, and this has an effect on the cost, but we try to make these arrows for a reasonable price. If you want anything fancy – let us know. No two shafts are exactly the same size, which lends the arrows a very rustic appearance. Points will usually sit slightly pround of the shaft itself, but this doesn’t have any effect on how well they shoot. We use parallel fit points in order to keep the structural integrity (tapering bamboo is a sure way to wreck it), then bind thread around the shaft leading up to the pile to avoid losing them in the target due to the overlap. Unfortunately plastic nocks are not a practical solution for bamboo arrows as they break off, rendering the arrow useless, so we fill the hollow shaft with a wood insert at the self-nock and bind them for extra strength.
Matching is usually within +/-2lbs and weight within 15gn/set.
Bamboo arrows:
Self-nock, brass parallel bullet point, 4″ parabolic fletching.
Set of 4 – £50
Set of 6 – £66
Set of 8 – £80
Set of 12 – £92
(Tip: check our Sale Arrows for bargain bamboo arrows on ebay!)