The gentleman that had talked to about the woodies sent me 5 arrows to try. They were port oxford cedar, and sitka spruce. They were all 30 inch arrows, with 125 tips, and weighing in at around 520-555 grains.He told me that I could not get to the weight I wanted (650 grains) unless I go to Hickory, or ash. He told me they are real inconstant with straightness, and just not the best to use. I will be shooting a BW PLX 64 inch longbow, 58 lbs @ 28 inches.. What do I do now??? :banghead: :confused:
I have some port orford cedar arrows that are around 630 grains. I ordered them from Loss Creek out of Ohio. It is true it is a heavy arrow, but you should be able to get close with the cedar.
I got some spruce from Ted @ Raptor that weighed 420g bare shaft, they'll be over 600 when I'm done with them. D Fir is a little heavier than that.
Eric
lam birch are heavy I have some with 125gr points weigh in at 700 gr :thumbsup:
Ask your supplier-like Ted at reptorarchery.com to give you heavy shafting.
Like others who have posted here my cedars weigh well over 600 grains.
Hickory and Birch are available and a finished arrow will weigh 750+, mine did with 145 gr. points.
It is all a matter of what you want.
I like Doug fir too. It is slightly heavier than cedar. Gary
I have some Douglas Fir arrows that TradGanger Joe Lorenzen made for me. He got the shafts from www.surewoodshafts.com (http://www.surewoodshafts.com) . Not only are they nice and heavy (800+ grains with a 190 grain head), they are nice and stiff, too (intended for a heavy bow that should arrive soon). I haven't flown them yet, but they sure look and feel good!
For my Howard Hill longbow, I shoot lambirch arrows that weigh 750 grains with the 190 grain head, made up by Paul Jalon of Elite Arrows.
There are many possibilities between cedar hickory. Ask a supplier for heavy maple and you can easily get 650, and I've had great luck with consistency and straightness; as good as cedar. Also, go to a heavier head, as per Dr. Ashby's advice to get as much weight up front as possible. Boost up to, say 160 grains, which will require a bit more spine stiffness, which goes nicely with heavier shafts. Your goal of 650 is admirable and wise. Dave
Lam birch and maple both make heavy arrows. My maples are 29"BOP and weigh 805gr with 160gr up front..
Call Twig Archery. He has ramin shafts and arrows in 5/16 and 11/32. This is some good, heavy and TUFF arrow wood. He compression straightens them before he mails them to you. I've never gotten a bad shaft from him. Call him and tell him what ya' looking for. You will not be disappointed.
Snag has some heavy arrows on the St Jude auction thread.
Burnsie
footed shafts?
Hi! Richard
My vote would be for laminated birch shafts. A 29" arrow is usually at 650 grains "bang on" with 125 grain point. I use hickory, too, but as one TGr mentioned, are hard to keep straight - fly the same and generally a little heavier - both tougher than whalebone though.
I'll cast my vote for laminated birch too--haven't found anything nearly as good for both straightness and weight. Call Bill Bonczar at Allegheny Mountain Arrow Woods.