I'm looking for Hickory or Ash shafting, being trying to get in touch with a supplier but not getting any answers.
...Got any suggestions ?
Thanks
M
Ted Fry of Raptor Archery... Manny Ted, is great. call him and ask for the heavy heavy ash shafts..
thanks, ..I just sent him an E-mail.
Manny, try Hickory Creek Arrows, a sponser here.
Danny
Hey North, you might want to try some ramin shafts. Call Twig Archery.
ALLEGHENY MOUNTAIN ARROW WOODS has what you need. Ive dealt with him several times now. Heres a link
to their sight
http://www.arrowwoods.com
Heres the rest of their contact info
Allegheny Mountain Arrow Woods
PO Box 582
Coudersport, PA 16915
(814) 274-2282
Toll free- 866-274-2281
Or by e-mail at info@arrowwoods.com
Danny, not enougth spine in theyr selection
RAU, I've being calling them for 2 weeks, no answer
I 've got my hickory from Allegheny, great arrows.
Laminated birch will give ya heavy too. Shawn
Manny,
Check your PM's
Raptor.
Killdeer :thumbsup:
Maple shafts will get you there as well. =)
Rapor for me too. i just built a dozen Ash and they came out great. A little bit run ouy in a few but not too bad considering that type of wood.
Just got some hickory shafts from Dennis at Hickory Creek.Haven't put em together yet,but they are HEAVY. He said they weighed 600+ and I know the 500 on my reloading scale don't even bobble when I lay em on it!!They are well made,a few little crooks ,but I haven't straightened em yet and I think hickory tends to have a few crooks. I give em a :thumbsup: Just right for a big pig!!
http://www.hickorycreekarrows.com/
How heavy of a spine do you need? I have hundreds of shafts left over from when I was doing custom arrows. I saved them and use them for trading for things I need/want. I can even taper them for you if need be.
Like Shawn says, laminated birch will come in heavy, I made a set of 5/16 that had 125gr points and the came in at 700 gr.
how do the various heavy woods act when your trying to taper them? I bought some ash shafts once; and they were so dense that I needed to have a friend use his 'woodchuck' on them. Are any of the heavy woods ..like Ashbys recommended list -laminated birch- soft enough: to allow the use of a simple taper tool?
Brian I have not had good results using the regular blade type tapering tools on hardwoods, except cherry and non-lam birch; but even there the blade needs to be kept sharp. I use a woodchuck for everything now.
Manny I am cutting some more Ipe shafts. What spine and grain weight are you needing?
Dennis
What spine weight are you looking for?
He needs 75-80 fellows. I thought I could help him out, but my shafts weren't heavy enough grain weight for him.
Brian: I made a jig that bolts onto my stand up belt sander. I can taper almost any shaft at about a one per minute rate. It doesn't matter if it is hardwood or softwood.
Bill would you mine showing a picture of your jig?
I was looking for 75-80# spine and a raw shaft of 650-750gr.
If you guys got some like that let me know I'll buy some.
Thanks in advance
Manny
Anyone else try bacote? I found a really straight-grained piece and shot out an arrow on my friends home-made arrow shooter. It seems to be about a time and a half the weight of my red oak hunting arrows. One beauty of a shaft too.
-Brett
doctari: If I remember to do it I will.
Emanuel: I have some 70-75 maple shafts that are 600+. If I have any in the 75-80 range they should make your weight. I'll check out what I have and get back to you.