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Been learning more about these cane shafts daily. A good ole boy from NC sent me some switch cane shafts and him and I been exchanging e-mails daily about cane arrows and fishen and wine and hot sauce, etc LOL <br><br>In the past I have broken a few shafts at the nodes, thought it was me getting them too hot. Turns out it was me not getting them hot enough. Now I have been heating them for about a minute and after that, they bend like rubber. I was bending them over the edge of the work bench, then started bending them around the bolt of a clamp on the work bench, now all it takes is heating them for a minute, then just a very slight bending motion with my hands straightens them right out. It's just finding the right touch with them and it just keeps getting easier.. Well till after about 6 beers, then I lose my touch, and when I see that happen I turn off the heat gun<br>

Here is the latest batch of shafts. The 6 shafts in the foreground have had 1 pass done on them and are already very straight. The 6 shafts in the back ground have not been done yet. <BR><BR><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.geocities.com/roy2953/switchcane2.jpg" align=baseline border=0><BR><BR>One's the right have been done, left not touched yet.<BR><BR><IMG alt="" hspace=0 src="http://www.geocities.com/roy2953/switchcane3.jpg" align=baseline border=0><BR><BR>

well I told you old man it just takes a little time to find your groove.....I still do mine on the edge of a table ..seems to work better for me that way but ifin you can do it in your hands then good for you...did you ever get your Indian computer working?.I know you been having a hardtime with that sucker...<img src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/cool.gif" align="middle" border="0">..LOL...gut<br>

<P>Put, or is it Gut? Go play with some cane arrahs boy</P>