Anyone try these? I have been making arrows out of spruce and have liked the results. But I was trying to add some more weight to them. So, I got some of these compressed shafts. The spruce were running 340-350gr. The compressed cedar are 380-390. My only concern is they are a little crooked. I am hoping I can straighten them out tonight. Being compressed I just wonder if they are hard to straighten...? Anyone have experience with these? Thanks, David
where did you get them? Were they reasonably priced? Hope they sraiten for you, if not, try some heat.
They are Cedarsmith shafts. I just tried straightening them with my hands and they responded pretty good. I will put the shaft straightener to them tonight and see how they do. Thanks for the reminder about using heat.
They were $35 per doz. More than I am use to paying! But I thought if they are harder and hold up longer and are heavier they might be worth it. We'll see.
I picked up some compressed cedar shafts off the adds here and am a little disappointed. These were supposed to be all 59# spine and when i checked them some were as low as 52# and others were right on. They are all marked the same. I also expected the weight to be a bit heavier as they are all about 355- 360. I have some compressed shafts i got a few years ago from Alaska and they all weighed about 590. They were compressed to 5/16 though instead of 11/32. Just my opinion.
Snag, I have shot Cedarsmith shafts for many years. I was esp fond of his compressed ramin, but unfortunately that is no longer available. Cedarsmith shafts are in the premium class of todays shafts, IMO. They are better than most others and the compression makes them straighter. Yes, they can still be straightened and will respond to simple hand work or the hook.
Is there a website for cedarsmith???
Thank you
Go to www.WorldClassBows.com (http://www.worldclassbows.com)
On the righthand side there is a button for wood arrows.
Yep, Cedarsmith makes good shafts. Been shooting them for years. Doesn't use the Sweetland method for compressing them, of course. Rather, just runs 23/64 shafts through a compression jig/die to get 11/32 shafts. Mostly, it just compresses the outside of the shaft.
Depending on your spine weight, you can get them heavier than 380-390 grains. In fact, my reason for trying these shafts initially was to get heavier shafts. At my 70-75# spine range, I've been able to occasionally get 11/32 compressed cedars in the 420-440 range, and very rarely even heavier than that.
By the way, these compressed shafts can still be soaked in Watco oil to add another 50-70 grains per shaft.