If they're going to be "traditional", they have to be wood grain; no camo or obscure aluminum  patterns. Ash would be nice, and a white crown cap would go with most any nock color. Footed in a dark wood grain would be determined by the most yea's or nay's, but if they are "re-inforced footed"(by the buyer)in aluminum, then the effect is lost.
    JMTC    :D

They come full of "Hot air" free of charge?            

Sign me up brutha!  i gotta have some hot air arrows with a cool wood grain pattern.

Autumn Orange with small white reflective wraps

Always been a fan of dark wood, black nocks and dark brown feathers. Just ordered half a dozen GT trad hunters in 1535 with brown barred turkey 4"shield and black nocks. Looking forward to see them and shoot them...

Can I echo the call for 33" or 34"?  My shorter bows still pull that and one has best manners with carbons.  That extra two inches means a lot in power.

like the old carbonwoods from vapor would be grea,t any footing would be a plus

I like the idea of dark mixed with light wood look - Footed type of a look.  Esentially have a pre-made already done cap dip of a lighter/darker color.

Good luck - Anticipate the final result!  Either way, I can tell you I'll be a customer.

Something similar to Beman MFX Classic finish would be nice. I really like(liked) them. Heavy as possible.

The lighter pattern they had was unique, I liked it.  How about just running the hash marks cross grain and replicate bird's eye maple?

My son and I would be down for 33" arrows  

Myrtl ?!


what  GPI ? something light for good FOC?

How's snake skin or Birch. Pete

The color and grain of a 10 year old D.Fir shaft coated with oil based poly. Nice warm honey/osagey color.

X2 on Trebark    :D

A med to dark wood grain would be nice or  how about autumn orange.....

Well guys, keep up the suggestions and there are some good ones in the bunch.

Here's the deal, I am fully intending on doing this if I can swing it, but it is going to require a very large commitment...like 1000 dz shafts the first year so I don't want to have them made up in a way that would only appeal to a small percent of the trad guys.

At this time I'm leaning towards a slightly darker and heavy woodgrain (more contrast) with either a white wrap on the end with a nice crest or just a nice crest.
It would be good to have all the details at the end short enough that if you didn't like the white or the crest, that a 9" wrap would cover it.

Just an idea as of now.
thanks, bigjim

Jim, I like your idea. I think the dark wood grain would be really nice.

Just my .02, but I'd prefer just the crest, no white wrap. That way I can keep them more "primitive" looking if I want or add a onestringer wrap if I want to make them more visible. Definitely like the idea of the darker / contrasting woodgrain and the extra length.

Dark wood, crest only, no wrap.

Dark reddish brown and curly maple if they can do it...  Only issue with footings are people often cut them down to tune--I know they can cut the other end so maybe this wouldn't be an issue.  Same situation with built in cap wraps---would also be cool to see your site logo on the arra.