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Arrow Crafting (Ya): Bamboo Selection, Feather Types, and Balancing

Selecting eagle, hawk, or goose fletching and matching arrow spine to draw weight.

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Selecting Bamboo Cane (Yadake)

Seasoned bamboo must be heated over charcoal to straighten knots and balance weight across a matching four-arrow set (Hitote).

Using matched left and right wing feathers to create stable aerodynamic rotational spin in flight.

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