forgewood ? I have never heard anyone say to hunt over in the forgewood forest.
Laminated birch? is that birch that has been glued together or compressed or something?
               :confused:

Hmmm, to me, forgewood is a trade mark for a pressed wood composite shaft.  Maybe talking about a spot in Alaska where the shaft was developed.???

Ha! Ha!, I see you peeking out from behind those forgewood trees! LOL!
Cupressaceae Compressium Lawsonea, I think is the Latin name-or something.

Forgewood,   Bill Sweetland built mechenery that compressed a 2" block( i think ) of po cedar into an arrow shaft, IMO some of the best shaft ever produced, no longer in production, altho i thank someone was producing a lesser version of them.
   laminated birch is just that, birch veneer lamated to a thickness to make a shaft out of.  not bad i hear but never tryed one

http://www.alaskafrontierarchery.com/Bill%20Sweetland%20Story.html

Very cool article,thanks!

Great article George! Thanks for sharing it.

Thanks for posting the link George. I read the article when it  ame out. I'm always relieved when almost-right rumors get polished  down to the facts.

I grew up near Eugene. Ore. and totally missed my opportunity  to  meet Bill and see his work.

Oops. It  was  a later  article  I read. Rest of my post is accurate.

Neat article George, thanks for posting it.  Man, I wish a dozen hardwood shafts were still $10!  Too bad they no longer make these.

Well. That explains a lot    

Thanks; now I am ederkated !

I find it interesting that with all the arrow information coming from Dr Ashby - forgewood apparently was something that we can reach back through time and grab ahold of for use now.

It looks like Hickory and laminated birch ~should~ be getting an increasing amount of our attentions.

Its getting mine....