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Title: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: longbowray on January 15, 2012, 03:09:00 PM
Just made up my last amce ,and planning on ordering a 1000 because it look like rosecity  don't sell by the 1000 .

Thank you Ray
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: longbowray on January 16, 2012, 08:02:00 AM
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Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: Fletcher on January 16, 2012, 10:44:00 AM
Sitka spruce makes a great arrow, tougher than POC, but is also lighter in mass weight.  It is the most consistent arrow wood in mass weight that I have used, maybe only 50 gr spread in a spine group.  The lighter weight shaft lends itself well to using heavier points, a good thing IMO.  Hildebrand is the best source I know of but don't know if they sell by thousands either.

Surewood fir is currently my preferred shafting.

Not much experience with the KK pine.
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: owlbait on January 16, 2012, 03:46:00 PM
I had some of the "German Pine" shafts that KK had. Worked well. Seems they only had a limited supply of them though. Good luck.
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: Pops on January 16, 2012, 04:09:00 PM
I got 2dz from KK at Comptons they fly great
gonna get more at the Kzoo expo.
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: longbowray on January 16, 2012, 04:25:00 PM
Thanks
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: gringol on January 16, 2012, 05:29:00 PM
I've used sitka spruce.  It makes a good arrow, but if you hit a stump or rock, that's it.  I made a dozen a few months ago and I'm down to 3 now.  They fly great, but they just aren't tough enough for me.  For comparison I bought a dozen ash shafts over 2 years ago and I still have 6 of those...
Title: Re: Who has use KK pine / spruce shafts
Post by: MercilessMing on January 16, 2012, 07:18:00 PM
My friend bought both the german pine and german spruce from KK.  His comment was the spruce flies better.  I just ordered 4 dz from KK and would like to try making footed arrow in hope to make them tougher.