I tell ya, my first time dealing with these Douglas fir shafts and I'm impressed. I grabbed 3 arrows, checked the fro straightness, perfect! So I move on and make them up, seal them up using the eco-dipper, glue on the nocks and tips, fletch em and put em on the scale.....at 30", 3 arrows came in at 548 and the other was 550! That's pretty amazing to me, a wood arrow coming in pretty damn close in weight! I'm sold!
Love my surewoods! Only had 4 out of 24 that need straitened. Really show of the wood grain when stained too.
There my new shaft for sure!
I've used them amongst others and they definitely rate among the top of the list.
I don't mind straightening old shafts from time to time, but new ones should come straight and the Surewoods that I've gotten have been as good if not better than others.
I do use some barrell tapered shafts from a secret supplier that are my favorite.
I'm not going to advertise for him because I need more and he's darn near out.
I'll let you all know after my next payday.
Fred, you better buy all he has in your spine, cause one day they will be gone.
Fletcher, Thank you for the advice.
We are in direct communication.
I just visited your site. I like the way you think.
Is Douglas fir supply dwindling ?
hope not 'cause i love them as an arrow .
Ben
Surewoods are great shafts.Love them.
Ben, supply is not dwindling, they just got swamped with orders and are behind a bit.
Oh baby......
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I think I'm takin a break from carbons for a while....... Lol! What a beauty of an arrow in flight!
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Joe, I just finished my first set. Surewoods are SureSWEET!
BHF,
Nice looking arrows. Remember, don't shoot at the same target from different angles.
Now ya tell me! You should of said that before I shot the other day! Lol!
Joe,
Glad to see that the shafts worked out for you.
Here's a set that I just made up, they are listed on my website.
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Where are you guys buying sherwoods from?
Surewood has a site but I got mine from Braveheart.
I'm gettin mine from Paul at Badger Arrow!
Nice arrows Paul!
I just got a doz. shafts yesterday from Surewood website. Service was fast, shafts are really great. Nice and straight right out of the box. Has anyone bought the bulk package? I am wondering how much different these are than the premiumns sold by the doz.I can sort by spine and weight but with cedars you can get some that vary 100 grains.
I bought 100 of the 23/64" 55-60 spine shafts and they are the best wood shafts I've ever had. I just spined and weighed them into matching groups and they make great arrows. Bob
Canadabowyer, What kind of spine and grain variances did you have with the 100 shafts that you bought?
Guys, send Fletcher(Rick Stillman)on here a PM he can tell you what kind of variance he gets. He orders Surewoods in 1000 shaft lots. He has sorted quite a few. Flint
Fir varies more in weight than most other arrow woods I have worked with. Most will fall within the 50 grain spread listed by Surewood, but 120 to 150 grains per 100 shafts is common. There won't be many out on the fringes, but they will be there. If you are looking for a particular weight range or only need a couple dozen, I recommend buying the premium matched dozens. They are very good shafts.
Kevin, I will list the ones I have left.Number of shafts first then spine and then weight range.
6 of 53-57@387-397
7 of 52-57@350-360
4 of 51-53@425-435
8 of 58-62@420-439
4 of 52-55@400-401
4 of 46-48@334-344
8 of 58-62@456-472
This is a good sample of weights and spines for the whole hundred shafts. These shafts have the straitest grain with virtually no grain run-off that I have ever seen.They are the 23/64" overstock shafts. Bob (not for sale,I need them.Call Roark at Sherwood) :bigsmyl:
SUREWOOD SHAFTS.....not Sher-wood....sorry, just had to correct this.
they are great arrows. I shot them out of my widow when i did the course with joe and they flew like darts.....inexpensive too
Jer BEar
QuoteOriginally posted by snag:
SUREWOOD SHAFTS.....not Sher-wood....sorry, just had to correct this.
Sorry..... I'm a hockey player! Lol! :laughing:
And Joe when was the last time you used a wooden stick bud :biglaugh:
jer bear
Thanks Rick and Robert for the info. I am planning on making the switch to woodies and want to try to foot them.
Does any one know how much footing a shaft changes the original spine?
Because the foot is on the end of the shaft, it shouldn't change the spine by more than a pound or so if at all. When I get around to footing shafts, I'll have a better handle on it