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Title: Oak for Arrows
Post by: D.A. Davis on July 21, 2009, 07:50:00 AM
HAs anybody ever tried using oak for arrow shafts?  I was just wondering how they work out.

D.A.
Title: Re: Oak for Arrows
Post by: Greyfox54 on July 21, 2009, 10:06:00 AM
I got my hands on a bunch of small oak dowels and made some kid's arrows with them , they were almost impossible to keep straight and were hard to taper , maybe I had a bad lot . Also they had grain run-out and seemed to break easier then a softer wood shaft with more flexibility . My expierience , Fred