blowgunquestion wat comes next
i under stand how to make the holes threw the nocks of the bamboo but how do i straten the stalk and how do i smoth out the bore/barrel so it doesnt have a jagged edge in the inside where the ember...
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I haven't made a blowgun from bamboo, but I would think you would want to straighten it before you knocked out the nodes. It's not primitive but I would use a length of rebar to rasp away the insides,...
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The only primitive video ive seen on making blow guns, the guy took a big piece of bamboo like wood and scraped the inside with a bone on a stick and then put another piece of hollow wood inside it.....
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You straighten the bamboo with heat. Heat the crooked spot gently until it starts to sweat (when it gets to about the right temp, you can smell it, too) then gently bend it straight. Do the sections...
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I just read yesterday that the cane should be split lengthwise, the inside sanded or otherwise worked smooth, then the two sides tied back together.
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