The arrows I assemble aren't in my consideration primative. What I'm trying to accomplish is to build a quality arrow out of a natural product at a minimal cost.
Although I prefer to straighten, sand, and stain most of them, I also utilize shafts from suppliers where the majority of the hard work is already finished.
Just a few years ago it was hard to find suppliers for quality bamboo shafting but today that is not the case.
If a person is fortunate enough to live in an area where bamboo and cane are accessible then by all means I would suggest harvesting and straightening your own.
Weather permitting I always prefer to work outdoors. The lighting, smell, and scenery are all much better than being cooped up at a workbench indoors.
Always at my side outdoors are my camera, binoculars, a cup of coffee, and a strung bow, especially when filing or sanding the nodes down on the bamboo. It must sound like a scratch call and those turkeys are the most curious of birds. I've actually had them come up the ridge from the creek bank within 10 yards of me and stand there looking at me as if asking, what the hell are you doing.
Pictures of some of the tools I use make the work go a little easier.
