Hardwood arrow shaft makers

Tpetersen-14 · March 25, 2021, 10:21:03 PM

Looking for some hardwood Arrow makers haven't been impressed with the 3 rivers POC arrows for stump shooting ran across a maker by the name of forester wood arrows but he isn't shipping currently

A Lex · March 26, 2021, 01:46:33 AM

Oh bother,
I was going to highly recommend Kevin Forrester Wood Shafts, nothing but great things to say about his service and his Red Balau arrow shafts. They're pretty much all I've been shooting from my 75lb longbow since 2013, and I shoot it an awful lot.

But if he's not shipping at present, well I don't actually have any experience with any others, sorry.

Best
Lex

Tpetersen-14 · March 26, 2021, 01:54:30 AM

Yeah I went to order some maple shafts and it said he was moving last August. I would have thought he would have been ready to take orders by now. I emailed him yesterday and tried calling but the number posted didn't lead to him I might try Facebook later today.

JonCagle · March 26, 2021, 09:29:22 AM

Pine hollow longbows sells hickory shafts

Eric Krewson · March 26, 2021, 09:31:42 AM

If you want indestructible shafts you can always shoot the bamboo shafts they sell on eBay.

Tpetersen-14 · March 26, 2021, 03:21:09 PM

How are the hickory arrows do they need straightened often after being sealed.

Eric Krewson · March 26, 2021, 04:37:00 PM

I have found hickory to be a lot like ash, some stay straight but most need an occasional straightening.

Tpetersen-14 · March 26, 2021, 06:25:47 PM

Just called pine hollows and gor a test kit coming for his hickory shafts. His supplier passed away and he will be discontinuing the hickory line up. He still has limited supplies for sale. About to the point of cutting my own shafts.

Wudstix · March 29, 2021, 10:21:12 PM

Have to beat the drum for Red Balau as well.

jsweka · March 29, 2021, 10:29:59 PM

Quote from: Eric Krewson on March 26, 2021, 09:31:42 AM
If you want indestructible shafts you can always shoot the bamboo shafts they sell on eBay.

I agree 100%!! I thought ash was tough until a friend of mine made me some bamboo arrows.

Tpetersen-14 · March 29, 2021, 10:30:59 PM

Do you have somewhere I could get the red balau

Tpetersen-14 · March 29, 2021, 10:34:28 PM

I think I will order a set of bamboo shafts but I have also started to make a jig to turn my own hardwood shafts just to see if I can make them

Eric Krewson · March 30, 2021, 09:59:02 AM

Pine Hollow must have used Dan Putz as a supplier, he was the MAN for hickory ramrods for for M/L rifles, his were almost flawless with no grain runout like the junk the other suppliers sent out.

I had bought 10 ramrod blanks from him just a few weeks before he passed.

If he made Pine Hollow's hickory arrow shafting they had to be extra good.