Just wondering if anyone has made any arrows form these shafts. If so could you let me know what you think? Also, they're out of 50-55. Should I lengthen my arrow or shorten it. I normally make my arrows 29", I shoot a 53# recurve @28". My draw length is 28". I'd like to put a 160-190 grain broadhead on them. As always, thanks gentlemen!
-Jeremy :coffee:
Here's an earlier post, may help...
http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=085793;p=2#000019
I don't shoot wood but I think you need to go to a heavier spine than the 50-55. Possibly 65-70 with the heavier points and 29" arrow.
I ordered 2doz of the German Pines in 65-70 to shoot out of my #55 longbow! I had my eyes on these for a while, and wasnt dissapointed when i got them! They required no more straighteningv than any other shafting ive ever received, and were matched within 12gr or so! I have a 28" draw, i cut the arrows at 30", tapered them, and they all weighed around 450gr! After my oil soak, they were about 525gr, a finshed arrow with a 160gr point weighed in at around 680-690gr! I plan on using this for turkey, deer, elk, everything!
Thanks for thought's Ringneck. Mnbearbaiter, what oil did you soak your shafts in? Thanks for the link Pronghorn. I'll read up on it after my nap. I hate colds...
-Jeremy :coffee:
Watco Danish Oil! I soaked 'em for 6 days in a homemade pvc tube! Topped it off every 24hrs as the shafts do soak up a fair amount! Let 'em dry for as many days as you choose to soak 'em, and them give 'em a couple coats of Minwax Spar Urethane! Itll give it a nice slick finish, and Duco cement sticks to it nicely!!!
wow,,, I never thought about soaking wood shafts in anything to bring the weight up,, did they stay straight and could you put a finish with cresting over that?
I hand straightened them before i soaked them, as well as before i sealed them! Not sure if cresting can be done over an oil, i just make plain jane arrows for hunting, the animal doesnt care what the arrow looks like!
I ordered some a while back in 30-35. I had no issues with them. Grain was straight and hand straightening what little they needed was not an issue.
Pretty funny.............every year the Europeans order tens of thousands of POC shafts from US suppliers-Rose City etc. And the Germans ship us pine from their 'forests'?
We have domestic POC, Doug Fir, and Spruce as well as many other arrow woods-what does this European wood do that ours don't?
Is it price? Some magic property? Can't sell German Pine to Germans? I'd be curious to know.
Hard to say, ive shot 'em all, Douglas Fir, POC, Sitka Spruce, Maple, Lodgepole Pine, im sure that theres more yet! It was a shafting from a major distributer that was price right! Ive also cut my own shafting bjorn, what are you hunting for buddy...?