guys i want to shoot some woodies. i know nothing about woodies. i need sugestions on spine and lenght and weight tip.
53lbs @ 26 draw are my specs .... i would like to cut them to 27.
i want just the shafts and get someone to cut and taper them for my knock and for my tip. i want to glue everything together and fletch them my self. point me in the right direction on where to get em.
what are they for : ie: hunting big game or small? gust shootin around ?
Are you looking for pre-finished or raw wood shafts? I'll be glad to help you out.
Get Stu's calculator and learn to drive it around. It will save you $$$ and time. H
Hunting deer.
badger.
what do you recomend in arrow spine
i shoot a recurve 53@26
would like them cut to 27
i want them tapered. i want to glue nock and fletch and gle tips my self
can you do all this? price?
Assuming you're shooting an average weight head, 125-35 grains or so, and a fast flight string, with your shelf cut to center, shafts spined about 60-65# should work nicely. Softwoods like Port Orford Cedar, Douglas Fir or Sitka Spruce will make a good deer hunting weight arrow (500 grains, plus or minus 25 or so). Most shaft suppliers will cut to length and point and nock taper the shafts for you.
rolltide,
Another thing you can think about is a test kit of 6 arrows in different spines to see exactly what spine you need, which is something I do, as well as some other suppliers. Then you can get a dozen or whatever you need in the correct spine. There's no way to be completely sure what spine is going work best without you shooting them, though I do find Stu's Calculator to be VERY close in most cases. 6 test shafts from me would start at $25 plus shipping. I do either a 10" rear taper or a Hunter Barrel Taper on my shafts.
Craig
I don't have the expertise of many on this site but have a similar set up (draw lenghth,etc)to what you describe. I shoot tapered cedars 45-50 lb spine with 160gr heads and 5" fletching and they fly well out of both 54# and 60# bows. This may serve as a good starting point for you.
I am getting back into the traditional thing after a five year break. However, previously I shot only wood. I tried cedar, compressed cedar, compressed and tapered cedar, sitka spruce, ash and maple. Currenlty I am looking for compressed cedars. I found them to be the most durable. The compressed tapered flew the best but are harder to find and more expensive.