Hi gang,Im looking for some feedback on your favorite arrow woods.I myself have used cedar and ash but am interested in possibly using others.
Your opinions would be greatly appreciated.  

Have you tried the search option? I know this topic has been around the block a few times, you may find a little extra info there as well.  Good luck to ya!

Hildebrand Sitka Spruce and Surewood Douglas Fir are both great.

Tried cedar, hickory, doug fir,laminated birch, and ash. My favorite hunting shaft is ash.

A question like this will bring out praises for every shaft available.
Which one is better? It all depends upon who you're talking to.

Guy

I've only tried Cedar and Sitka Spruce.  I like them both but like the spuce best.  Its seems to be a little tougher that the cedar.  But its hard to beat the sweet smell of the cedars.

Surewood shafts (Douglas Fir) are very good shafts and they are available from at least a couple sponsors on here...

Man I tell Ya! Ol GT put the preverbal broadhead where it counts! It is all in what works for ya and who you are yacking at about it. So herin is mine for today. It may change before morin but for now this is what I like.  
After a lot of years with POC I made the plunge and switched to Douglas Fir. There is no perfect wood for arrows. It is a matter of what you like and what performs well for you. You also have to ad in the fun factor of looking at all the options.
Fred Asbel suggested that I give the Fir a try and I am glad I did. Just a bit heaver than POC in some cases and the about the same as POC in other cases. I did a lot of side by side testing of various spines and found the Douglas fir to be about 12 to 15 grains per shaft heaver that POC. (In the same spine group)
It is very easy to work with and once you get it straight (with little effort) it stays that way for the most part. No doubt it is tougher that POC.  I made up a dozen for my wife and believe me they hold up well. (I will not go into details. Let's just say she is a new shooter and let it go at that.) (PLEASE)
The flight is about the same as POC in some cases but I cannot say they are the same. I had increased the brace height about ¼" on my Harrelson Kolomi. They were shooting a bit left. Once I did that I was busting and splitting nocks at about 20 yards. So I figure ¼" increase is not that much. So the two are very close in the tuning and performance factor.  And most importantly, they take stain and seal extremely well. The arrows I have made using the Fir look like fine furniture. To purdy to shoot. Hope this helps.

I like Surewoods(Fir),POC,and Magnolia. Never shot Ash and birch but I will. Any wood will do the job if its tuned with the bow,its the aiming that is the hard part...LOL

hex pine are great also,check into those,might surprise ya!

After reading ,I to think that GT is spot on,there is no wrong or right shaft.It boils down to what works for each indididual.Thanks to you all for your knowledge and experience.Think ill try a few of each an go from there.Sharing and learning from others is what its all about,Many thanks to all.  

QuoteOriginally posted by wooddamon1:
Surewood shafts (Douglas Fir) are very good shafts and they are available from at least a couple sponsors on here...

I agree 100%

For those of you that have not tried poplar, in my opinion you are missing out on some great arrow wood.

If You want to put in the time it takes !! Go cut natural shafts ! There "FREE" to!

like most subjective stuff, you'll never know what you prefer until you sample the stuff yerself.  the rest is just opinions of others, and those opinions are just that - what other folks like.  

imo, the most popular woodies used these dayze are, in no particular order - poc, doug fir, and sitka spruce.

so, here's my subjective opinion ...

surewood doug fir for good mass weight, straightness and durability.

hildebrand sitka spruce for much lighter mass weight, straightness and durability.

poc only when the above two can't be found.  

build a woodie for both a spine and gpp to match yer bow(s) - don't be concerned about foc.

I have used a lot of different wood types and yes they all work. It depends on what YOU want. That being said I'm a big fan of poplar these days too.