On Oct 26, 2011, at 10:34 AM, <hellfyrenbrymstone at gmail.com> wrote: > If you have a spear thats plain bamboo, stain it. Well, if you have a spear that is plain bamboo that you wish to use in SCA battles, you should throw it away and get a rattan spear, or fiberglass. Straining the rattan is a great idea, though. -bart