A couple of weeks ago Bob at Surewood shafts went out of his way to put together a couple of dozen 60-65# 421-431 gr. shafts for me quickly and got them to me quickly. I ended up not getting to them untill tonight and when I was eye-balling them for straightness to pick the nock end I was surprised to discover that every shaft was just plain straight and either end was good on every one. On top of this, I just finished staining them and noticed again how well that distinct, attractive grain takes the stain. I'm not above complaining when I'm not happy with a product but I find it hard not to like everything about the Douglas Firs from Surewood
Another "Surewood Shaft Moment"....it's a beautiful thing! Straight, beautiful, durable...and made by good guys!
I need to get that number for Bob.
Yep Dave, brings a smile to the face don't it?! Great shafts, made by great people. :thumbsup:
Yup! They're a good quality shaft and they go out of the way to make sure you're happy with your shafts...they back up their product and are very helpful on odd orders.
Craig
i've got 4 dozen surewoods from tim @ braveheart and every shaft is Dead Straight. i'm convinced. surewood is now my number one woody arrow shaft.
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I'm on my second set.Love them. :thumbsup:
Tim, the number for Bob is (541)484-0965 and for Rourke who also has been super to work with is (541)327-2470.
Great shafts :readit:
Ever since I tried Surewood shafts, I haven't bought anything else. They are really good.
RonP
Ditto the above.
Just ordered some shafts from surewood. Got to chat with rourke about spine and such, fantastic guy. Just wanted to mention how nice he was to a newbie. If the shafts are half as good as his customer service I'll be happy.
Josh
Rourke is a great guy to deal with. I live about 10 min. down the road so no worries for me if I run out. The shaft will be everything you've heard or I'll eat my hat! :bigsmyl:
I will 2nd what others have already said. Snag had a thread some time ago on Surewoods and I happened to be in need of a batch so I took the plunge. Have not looked back since. Nice and straight and really make me look good as an beginning arrow maker.
Thanks Snag and big thumbs up for Surewood Shafts!
I'm waiting for a doz. right now - looking forward to these. H
Glad to hear it JCar! Welcome to the Surewood forest....haha
It is really superior to anything else-there is no question that Surewood has kicked off the age of good Fir!
Wannabe there will be no hat eating :) . Just got my shafts and made a few arrows. And I've never shot so well. Really really happy. Thanks surewood.
Josh
I have never seen the Surewoods. i have been shooting hexpines for some time, and really like them. But, being one who likes to experiment with stuff, how do these compare to the hexpines as far as bare shaft weight, and ease of straightening? Right now I'm shooting a 5/16 50/55 hexpine cut to 27 1/2 BOP with 200 gr on the tip. They weight right close to 620 gr. Are the Surewoods about the same, heavier or lighter than the hexpines?
I just bought a new bow from the Classified section. Now I have to make some new wood arrows to match...Got to love them surewoods......
Does he have a web page to order from...or is it all via the phone?
Not to bash Snag by any means but I've allways shot POC shafts & was just recently looking at the surwoods & hexshafts-opinions?
Hi Two Dogs! No bashing taken. The hexshafts are a laminated shaft, correct? Please correct me if I'm wrong. When you glues wood it enhibits it's natural ability to bend. I like shafts that will bend with the grain and flex back the same way. Seems gluing wood to form a shaft would take away from the perfection of a good straight grained shaft.
Personally I would go with Douglas Fir over Hexshafts. Have both and prefer Fir for sure. No comparison really. Flint
for years i preferred only hex pines, but a dozen surewoods changed my tune pronto!
Josh, I'm glad your happy and they are shooting great for you. I ran out of tea so, eating my hat would not have been a good way to come home this evening with nothing to wash it down with! Whew! :laughing:
I'm about to make up 1/2 a doz. 60-65 spines for a longbow I just got.
I just finished up a couple dozen surewoods. Like has been said before, quick service, absolutely straight, and very difficult to decide which should be the nock and point ends. I will definitely be a repeat customer!