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Title: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: Captain*Kirk on March 13, 2017, 01:56:00 PM
Who do you use for purchasing cedar shafts?
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Post by: Captain*Kirk on March 13, 2017, 02:00:00 PM
Who do you find to be the best source for bare cedar shafts, and why? Choose your answer based on price, quality and accuracy of spine/weight matching, and customer service.
If you have a source not mentioned in the poll, please vote "OTHER" and be sure to specify who and why you prefer them.
For the record, at this point I am only interested in purchasing cedar shafting by the dozen, although there are many other types available.
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: rraming on March 13, 2017, 03:21:00 PM
FYI - Surewood sell Douglas Fir, No Cedar

I assume all the others you mentioned that sell cedar buy their shafts from Rose City, think so anyway
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: Captain*Kirk on March 13, 2017, 03:29:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by rraming:
FYI - Surewood sell Douglas Fir, No Cedar

I assume all the others you mentioned that sell cedar buy their shafts from Rose City, think so anyway
I have no idea...that's why I'm asking.
Wasn't aware that Surewood had no cedar...I viewed their website earlier but wasn't really paying attention to details..just a casual glance.
I did notice that Forrester, in addition to being very high on the price scale, offered no standard POC shafts so I left them off the poll.
It seems most of the sites I viewed were selling by the dozen between $30-40.00; just wondering if one supplier had a superior product in that price range.
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: rraming on March 13, 2017, 03:35:00 PM
okay

Surewood sells Fir
Hildebrandts sells spruce and now also sells Fir
Rose City sells Cedar
and some place in Canada sells hex pine or something

There are smaller places getting their own cedar and selling it, I have used the first three listed above

I like Surewood for wood shafts but that is just me
Hope that helps some
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: M60gunner on March 13, 2017, 03:45:00 PM
My vote goes to Wapiti Archery. I found their shafts to be more consistent in weight and spine. Also little or no run out on their better grade. Cheap, NO, but less hassle. They claim they harvest their own logs from fire killed trees.
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Post by: TOEJAMMER on March 13, 2017, 03:55:00 PM
Ditto what M60 supplied as his source.  Keith is also where I get mine.  Before he quit, I got mine from Kerry Gesink and his were compressed, at least those I bought.  I believe he got the bare shafts from Keith or in conjunction with him also.  Back in the 50's and 60's I always purchased Acme shafts until their devastating fire put them out of business.  They were the very best.
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: Orion on March 13, 2017, 04:05:00 PM
As noted, Surewood doesn't sell cedar.

Three Rivers and Kustom King get their shafts from Rose City, so you're buying the same producer's shafts regardless of which you get them from.  One or the other may do more culling to provide the buyer with higher quality shafts.
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Post by: Scott E on March 13, 2017, 04:30:00 PM
Lost Nation

Or buy a set from Elite Arrows
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Post by: SuperK on March 13, 2017, 04:50:00 PM
Wapiti!  They have have the best cedar shafting available now-a-days.
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Post by: bsv on March 13, 2017, 05:31:00 PM
x3 wapiti
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Post by: dnovo on March 13, 2017, 06:10:00 PM
Wapiti archery for me also
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Post by: slowbowjoe on March 13, 2017, 06:18:00 PM
Wapiti would be my choice for cedars, so times 6 or so. Elite doesn't sell shafts, only finished arrows.
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: Al Dean on March 13, 2017, 08:45:00 PM
Wapiti, best shafts available but not many heavier spines ie 70# and u[p.
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Post by: Red Beastmaster on March 13, 2017, 11:50:00 PM
Big Jim
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Post by: Deno on March 13, 2017, 11:54:00 PM
Wapiti
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Post by: mikolay87 on March 14, 2017, 06:34:00 AM
I was very happy with my shafts from Wapiti
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Post by: Ted Fry on March 14, 2017, 01:05:00 PM
Raptor Archery purchases all of their cedar from Wapiti, very satisfied and have been with them since it was Rogue River Archery with Cecil and Paula.
Cant go wrong.
Title: Re: Best source for cedar shafts?
Post by: Captain*Kirk on March 14, 2017, 01:55:00 PM
First off; thanks you for all the replies. I was blissfully unaware of Wapiti before. No longer!
Second, I am shocked to so so many votes for "other"...I'm sure Wapiti makes up a lot of that, but 59% (to date) is truly surprising.
Also doesn't speak so well for Kustom King...
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Post by: mcgroundstalker on March 14, 2017, 05:42:00 PM
RMSGear...... :thumbsup
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Post by: Shadowhnter on March 14, 2017, 06:53:00 PM
Wapiti Archery Kirk.
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Post by: SlowBowinMO on March 14, 2017, 08:04:00 PM
The best POC I have seen came from Wapiti.
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Post by: monterey on March 14, 2017, 09:05:00 PM
Rocky Mountain Specialty Gear.  They buy from Rose City, but gladly group shafts within a few grains weight and 2# spine.  Price competitive too.
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Post by: HOGLESS2 on March 15, 2017, 08:18:00 AM
Dinks feather shop. The best I've found.
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Post by: WESTBROOK on March 16, 2017, 06:32:00 PM
Wapiti & RMSG

Surewood don't sell cedar...