Home Made Arrow Shafts......

[Hog Wild]

I was wondering what some of us make our own Arrow Shafts from. I've made some from Ash, Yellow Pine, and even Laminated some out of various woods. I'm thinking about trying solid Birch( just cutting dowels without Laminating it). Any other suggestions? This is just to much fun!!!  

[KyleAllen]

Ive used river cane, tonkin cane, and bamboo. I picked up some hardwood dowels this week to give them a try.

[poekoelan]

My favorite is ramin dowels. After I cull through them at the store, I spine, weigh, etc. They make very tough arrows. But I hear that ramin won't be imported anymore, so I was thinking of trying birch too.

[Shakes.602]

Another Vote for Ramin, or Whatever the Wood is they sell as Dowels at Wally World! You can do a Search, Google It, for Wood Dowels and if You can Buy them In Bulk, 100 pcs. or So, it all works out pretty well. They wear like Iron, and Straighten Up pretty quick with my Ace Roller Straightener!!
     And you will have some that will end up Tomato Stakes, or even Kindling for the next Campfire, But in the Long Run, just imho ya cant go wrong with them!!

[Hog Wild]

I don't think you guys understand what I mean. I've done the Ramin Dowel thing ( and I do agree they are tough and fun.) But I'm talking from boards.

[KyleAllen]

check some back post. Somebody was ripping stock and then planing them round a week or so ago

[JStark]

I've read Ferret's webpage, and now I'm going to harvest some rose shoots for arrows.  But none from boards.

[beekeeper]

I make all my own Shafts, i mostly use Birch and Fir it is a lot of Fun to make Your own Arrows from scratch, but i suggest You don't try it because You will surely get hocked and will spend a lot of time at this new Hobby.

[Roy from Pa]

I have made arrows from boards from sitka spruce, poplar, hickory, osage, and douglas fir. Very neat project, have fun.. Roy  web page

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Ash, Douglas fir, yellow pine, white spruce.

[Jim now in Kentucky]

http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=53

[pointy sticks]

I have turned shafts out of;

ash, yellow birch, white birch, sap maple, moose maple, douglas fir, white pine, popal, hop hornbeam, and spruce. Ya I think thats all of them. These have all been made from either buying boards at the lumber yard, or cutting boards from trees or bow staves.

[George Tsoukalas]

Poplar and pine are my favorites. I  hand plane. See Pine Shaft Hints on my site. Jawge