POC, doug fir, maple, or ash. I'm thinking strength, straightness, weight etc. I've shot POC and maple and prefer maple. Any thoughts? Who has maple shafts.
Doug Fir from Surewood. Straight, good weight and tough as hell. Worth every dime you pay for them.
Couple of years ago, I was shooting Maple self arrow that I had made out of some scrape wood from a cabinet job. They were as tough as they come. They also held their straightness very well. A little heavy for the lighter weight bows that I am shooting now, but I really liked them. Maple sure is hard on tools for making them. Prefer poc now.
Terry
Douglas Fir is hard to beat,although I haven't tried the Surewood yet. The 2 dozen tapered fir I got from Bill at Allegheny were great quality and made great arrows. Another favorite of mine is Sitka Spruce from Hildebrand, great shafts although will be lighter than fir.
ash is about as tough as they come .the biggest challenge with hard wood shafts is they always went crooked on me no mater how i sealed them or finished them .i went back to cedar every time . fir is nice it stays straight .but it is not as tough .
I sure haven't heard of that kind of wood being used for arrows. Is that domestic ?
ChuckC
Whoaaaaa! Back the bus up...."fir is nice...but it is not as tough." Wrong. Fir and Sitka Spruce are much more durable than cedar.
Do yourself a favor and try the Surewood Shafts. Most definitely the finest wood shafts built today. Those guys know wood and make a consistantly superior shaft in todays world of wood shafts. They are the only new shafts I buy.
I was gonna... but I am just too nice today or maybe it's that I am sick.
Just wait until my antibiotics kick in and then all bets are off....lol
So right now I'm just going to wrench my arm out of it's socket patting myself on my back for being a good boy....lol
See you Friday G. B.
Hope you have a good and Godly day tomorrow.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
His Servant
God bless,Mudd
Surewoods are a brand of douglas fir. They are very good shafts. Fir varies quite a bit in weight but is heavier than poc and definitely tougher. IMO fir is the best shooting of the arrow woods. If you want something really heavy I recommend laminated birch from AMAW.
I bought 5 dozen Doug Fir shafts from Fletcher this past August and I couldn't be happier with the end result. So far none of them have needed any straightening, they take stain just as well as POC, and yes they are a tad heavier than cedar shafting too. I have a funny feeling I'm going to be buying alot more from Fletcher at the next GLLI.
DF Gray! Hardwoods are too much of a pain when you have DF readily available!
BTW Gray, what ever happened to ole' cranky-pants DS?
Hold on there, snagster! Get your feet offa that HVAC tech's neck! :archer2: ) I am also very kindly disposed toward the Surewood shafts. I have used and broken many an ash shaft, and have been mightily pleased with the
hearty thump at the end of their flights.
I also know that they need watching, as they will undulate when you are not looking. For straightness, and for a few fewer grains per inch, the Sitkas from Hildebrand and the Surewoods have me looking for the right time to pull the plastic out of my moth-infested wallet.
They are more likely to get me closer to ten gpi than the ash, with my little girly bows.
Killdeer
I have an awful time keeping ash or the laminated birch straight.
I doubt it makes much difference though the way I shoot.
Go bless,Mudd
Are witches' broom sticks made from witch wood? :D
Have shot POC Birch Douglas Fir and always come back to POC. Good results with all 3 ,just prefer POC.
QuoteOriginally posted by David Mitchell:
Are witches' broom sticks made from witch wood? :D
hahaha!! David I was being so good. I wanted so badly to ask if "Witch" came from Hemlock and about a 100 other thoughts about it but that was last evening and I though I was just being cranky because I didn't feel well...lol
God bless,Mudd
I dont see any mention of alaskan yellow cedar. This wood makes a tough impact resistant arrow. Usually a very stright arrow. If you make your own shafts I would sure try it. :archer:
I make my shafts from various spruce and fir boards of undocumented parentage. Pretty sure most of them are probably white spruce or Douglas fir.
I pick wood that has good straight grain and follow it when I rip my square stock.
I wouldn't think of buying wood. I'm very happy with my spruce.
Jim in Kentucky.