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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Ringbill on February 17, 2016, 02:16:00 PM
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Has anybody made arrow shafts out of mohagany? I had some that I have been moving around in garage for 10 years so I decided to make some arrow shaft out of it. They are 11/32 tapered to 5/16. Most have a spine at around 65#. They turned out nice but I haven't shot them yet and thought I would see if anybody has expierence on whether this a bad idea or not?
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Is the taper full length? If so you can subtract about 10# to make the effective spine weight about 55#...this is for a 28" arrow with a 125gr point.
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Don't know what to tell ya. Only time I used mahogany was on a bows 13 inch riser and it ended up splitting right down the grain.
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I am more concerned with any issue with the mahogany itself as an arrow wood. The board was straight with no runout. I know its not so good in bows. I'm just kinda paranoid about a shaft breaking on the shot.
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Get in touch with Kevin Forrester (Forrester Wood Shafts). He has mahogany shafts available, BUT, they are the tropical hardwood variety, not the softer furniture grade type. I'm sure he could tell you what you're asking. :readit:
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Originally posted by iohkus:
Get in touch with Kevin Forrester (Forrester Wood Shafts). He has mahogany shafts available, BUT, they are the tropical hardwood variety, not the softer furniture grade type. I'm sure he could tell you what you're asking. :readit:
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Straight grain = no problems. ;)
It probably isn't true mahogany anyways there are quite a few woods sold as mahogany now due to the 'original' almost being made extinct.