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Title: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: mmgrode on November 06, 2008, 02:04:00 PM
Hey Gang,
  What kind of mass weight can a guy expect from a parallel or tapered purpleheart and lam birch shafting(ie. grains/inch)?  anyone have any experience with the purpleheart shafting? Thanks for the help, Matt
Title: Re: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: Shaun on November 06, 2008, 02:29:00 PM
Lam birch 5/16' shafting around 550 grn

I had one purple heart shaft to experiment with, 5/16" and tipped the scale at 800 grn!
Title: Re: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: mmgrode on November 06, 2008, 03:31:00 PM
Hey Shaun,
   is that for a full length bareshaft or finished shaft?  What has your experience been as far as durability with these shafts?  Cheers, Matt
Title: Re: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: Shaun on November 06, 2008, 04:40:00 PM
Cut 29". Birch lams are durable but need tending to keep straight. Only had the one purple heart shaft and its still around somewhere but it did not see a lot of use to determine durability.
Title: Re: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: mmgrode on November 06, 2008, 06:07:00 PM
Thanks Shaun.

Anyone else have any experience or information on the purpleheart or lam birch shafts?  Cheers, Matt
Title: Re: Purpleheart/lam birch shafting
Post by: mmgrode on November 07, 2008, 01:11:00 AM
Anyone?