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Title: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Old York on March 11, 2009, 01:56:00 PM

I have a bunch of Sitka spruce & Douglas fir shafts that are egg-shaped, out-of-round. I can feel it in my fingers when I rotate the shafts. These were touted as being "premiums". :(

Is this the norm? Do you folks see this in your shafts?

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Ricoh on March 11, 2009, 02:42:00 PM

Check out Hex Shafts from Canada. I understand they are very nice and very well made. I have not used them yet but I intend to.

Rick

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Chris Surtees on March 11, 2009, 02:59:00 PM

That is not the norm and I would send them back for a refund.

Give Ted Fry at Raptor Archery a call he sells quality shafting.

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Tim Fishell on March 11, 2009, 03:03:00 PM

Yup definatly not the norm!! Especially for premium shafts!

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Fletcher on March 11, 2009, 03:07:00 PM

Oval is ont acceptable to me, either. It seems that not all have the same definition of "Premium". I can tell you that the Surewood Fir and Hlidebrand Spruce I have seen have been excellent.

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: Don Stokes on March 12, 2009, 08:13:00 AM

Shafts made on a moulder frequently come out oval. A doweler makes round shafts. Oval can also be caused by too much sanding- the wood is harder on two sides, so more gets taken off the other two sides, resulting in oval shape. Either way, it's not acceptable!

Title: Re: What's acceptable these days?
Post by: woodchucker on March 12, 2009, 08:58:00 AM

Just send them to me,I'm sure they will fly straighter than I can shoot LOL

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