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Title: what do ya think
Post by: chessieboy on January 10, 2007, 03:30:00 AM

First I'm not selling these. I THOUGHT about buying them and need imput. Take a minute and look at the link.  For now I shoot an old recurve 50# @ 28". Do ya think they'll work?
 http://cgi.ebay.com/WOOD-DOWELS-36-inch-x-3-8-ramin-wood-crafts-arrows-98_W0QQitemZ220068455629QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20844QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks
Bill

Title: Re: what do ya think
Post by: Nakohe on January 10, 2007, 07:09:00 AM

Raminwood does make nice arrows, but they can be difficult to keep straight.

Title: Re: what do ya think
Post by: Ray Hammond on January 10, 2007, 09:48:00 AM

if you take a 1/4 inch steel plate and drill a hole in it to resize them to 23/64 by sticking them in a hand drill and pushing them through the plate clamped in a bench vise- that should solve the "keeping them straight" problem- at least it did for me when I shot ramin- my favorite arrow wood by the way.

Doing this "crushes down the exterior surface of the shaft somewhat like 'boning' does to a baseball bat -making it harder,stronger, and seems to take the bends out of the shafts. Not all fo them will work of course, but they become very serviceable shafts done that way.

Title: Re: what do ya think
Post by: Tom Leemans on January 10, 2007, 10:43:00 AM

Squirrel arras?

Title: Re: what do ya think
Post by: Big Dave on January 10, 2007, 03:52:00 PM

I just bought a batch from that guy and so for tht look pretty good. I just spined a few of them and they spined 80# to Over 90# which is to heavy for me but I intend to run them down to 5/16 and see what they spine then. Of coarse I haven't spined them all yet so there might be some lighter spined shafts and if I find that to be true I will get back to you and let you know.

Title: Re: what do ya think
Post by: chessieboy on January 12, 2007, 06:58:00 AM

If they're already spined that heavy and I "crush" them down won't that increase the spine? BIg Dave let me know how they turn out if you don't mind.
Thanks
Chessie