Does anyone know if anyone is selling compresed ceader shafting. John

Valley Traditional Archery Supply, Inc.
30 Sunrise Blvd. Silt, Colorado (CO) 81652
Telephone & FAX: 970-876-0170
Email: vtas@valleytradarchery.com

Arrow K9:  Do these folks compress cedar billets before squaring and doweling, or do they run doweled shafts through a die to compress the outer fibers and reduce diameter a bit. I'm assuming they use cedar, but might be some other wood.  Might you know?  Thanks.

When Bill Sweetland did it he compressed the billets before doweling.  I would assume they are doing it the same way.  It would be hard to control otherwise I would think.

I'm pretty sure this is Kerry Gesink's process:  Doweled arrow shafts run thru a die.

They aren't Forgewoods, but I shot Kerry's shafts for several years and have some that are 15 years old and still straight.

I do not know. You would have to call. I have bought shafts from Valley in the past ,and I thought they were very good quality.
      Mike

Log onto ALaska Frontier Archery.  They offer
compressed mountain hemlock, which is a very durable species to begin with.  They offer bare shafts as well as fletched.  Good luck.

Alaska Frontier has not made compressed shafts for years. The machinery was mothballed and put up for sale 5 years ago-it is for sale currently.
The shafts made by Valley Trad are good quality I hear; these are bunished by passing thru a heated die, but not compressed.

Rick and BJ are correct they are compressed by passing the shaft thru a warm swedging die rather then an actual Sweetland type compressed shaft bd