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Title: Wood shafts???
Post by: Weekend Warrior on June 10, 2007, 09:22:00 PM
Where is the best place to get woods shafts?

 I'm shoting cedar now.  But would like to try a heavier shaft...  I shoot a 125 gr BH would like to stay with that....Shooting 48 @ 27 " curently a 28.5 in arrow..
  What & where would you guys recommend?
Wood & Place to buy??
Thanks
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Bard1 on June 10, 2007, 09:24:00 PM
you could try sitka spruce.  I get them from Raptor archery and have been really pleased with them.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: stump man on June 10, 2007, 10:47:00 PM
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Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: geno on June 10, 2007, 11:05:00 PM
I got my cedars today. Just in time I only had one arrow left.

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Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Fletcher on June 10, 2007, 11:30:00 PM
I'd suggest some Hex Pine shafts from Bob Burton at Whispering Wind Arrows.  Very good shafts and he can set you up with some heavier grain weight shafts.  WWA is in the Sponsor Links.  Hildenbrand's Sitka Spruce is very good also, but tends to be even lighter than POC.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: snag on June 11, 2007, 12:10:00 AM
I just got some Hildebrand shafts that are 75-80# 11/32 that weigh 400-410 gr. Very straight and great tight grain.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Ric Anderson on June 11, 2007, 10:06:00 AM
I agree with Fletcher, you might try shafts from Bob Burton at Whispering Wind.  I have some of his dymondwood footed arrows that not only have the weight I prefer but the quality is the best I've ever seen.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Aeronut on June 11, 2007, 04:08:00 PM
You might try Poplar or Pine for a little heavier shaft.  They are both a little tougher than Cedar too.

http://www.hickorycreekarrows.com

Dennis
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: 58WINTERS on June 12, 2007, 07:47:00 PM
Sitka spruce is going to be equivalent to POC in weight maybe just a little lighter.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: UK Bowman on June 12, 2007, 08:08:00 PM
I am shooting Hexshafts right now but I will go back to the laminated birch shafts for my next batch, they are very heavy and straight. My last dozen Lam-Birch were 5/16 and came in around 700 gr with a 135gr BH.

Adam
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Bonebuster on June 12, 2007, 08:51:00 PM
I shoot carbon now, but if I went to wood again, it would be back to lam-birch. If its weight you want, you got it.

I find myself missing wood more and more.
Title: Re: Wood shafts???
Post by: Joseph on June 13, 2007, 07:03:00 AM
alhegany Mountain Arrow Woods for a multitude of wood types and excellent shafts.  Bob Burton also has excellent hexshafts if you want to shoot Lodgepole which is a very good shaft material.  Joseph