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Title: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: shoes on February 07, 2016, 02:23:00 PM
I have a dozen of these new in the package that are 29 inches long. I'm looking for the maker and what they are worth as I want to sell them. Thanks!
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: Blackhawk on February 08, 2016, 11:22:00 AM
I am not familiar with "TW 260" cedars.  Are these just the wood shafts or completed arrows?

Quality old cedar shafts are sort of rare and somewhat expensive ($30-40 a doz) while the same in finished arrows can sell for a hundred or more.

Of course, spine weight is a factor too.  Being 29", I assume these are finished arrows, right?
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: shoes on February 08, 2016, 11:42:00 AM
Lon, these are shafts in a plastic pkg. In the middle of each shaft is  printed identically TW 260.
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: Blackhawk on February 08, 2016, 03:49:00 PM
Sorry, but a mystery to me.  

You could put your topic in the "Pow Wow" forum since it gets more readers.  I bet someone comes up with an answer.
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: Rusty Izatt on February 08, 2016, 08:11:00 PM
Shoes,
Those shafts are Super Cedars and were made by Tallahatchie Woodworks and sold by the late Dan Quillian. They called them cedar put I think they are actually poplar or something like that. The 230 is the shaft deflection so they will have about 100# spine. I have some 230's that Dan sent me several years ago that I have not used. Have not had much use for 113# spine shafts. They were a bit spendy if I remember correctly.

Rusty
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: shoes on February 08, 2016, 09:15:00 PM
Rusty,
Thanks for taking the time to answer. It is an interesting bit of history.

Mark
Title: Re: TW 260 barrel tapered cedars- help please
Post by: Bjorn on February 14, 2016, 05:44:00 PM
The superceder shafts were great  IMO. Good quality wood with nice tapers. The material is Magnolia and pretty sturdy. Hard to find now.