what exactly is ...

[Brian Krebs]

forgewood ? I have never heard anyone say to hunt over in the forgewood forest.
Laminated birch? is that birch that has been glued together or compressed or something?
                :confused:

[burnie]

Hmmm, to me, forgewood is a trade mark for a pressed wood composite shaft.  Maybe talking about a spot in Alaska where the shaft was developed.???

[Bjorn]

Ha! Ha!, I see you peeking out from behind those forgewood trees! LOL!
Cupressaceae Compressium Lawsonea, I think is the Latin name-or something.

[shaft slinger]

Forgewood,   Bill Sweetland built mechenery that compressed a 2" block( i think ) of po cedar into an arrow shaft, IMO some of the best shaft ever produced, no longer in production, altho i thank someone was producing a lesser version of them.
    laminated birch is just that, birch veneer lamated to a thickness to make a shaft out of.  not bad i hear but never tryed one

[George D. Stout]

http://www.alaskafrontierarchery.com/Bill%20Sweetland%20Story.html

[varmint]

Very cool article,thanks!

[Buckhammer]

Great article George! Thanks for sharing it.

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Thanks for posting the link George. I read the article when it  ame out. I'm always relieved when almost-right rumors get polished  down to the facts.

I grew up near Eugene. Ore. and totally missed my opportunity  to  meet Bill and see his work.

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Oops. It  was  a later  article  I read. Rest of my post is accurate.

[mmgrode]

Neat article George, thanks for posting it.  Man, I wish a dozen hardwood shafts were still $10!  Too bad they no longer make these.

[Brian Krebs]

Well. That explains a lot    

 Thanks; now I am ederkated !

I find it interesting that with all the arrow information coming from Dr Ashby - forgewood apparently was something that we can reach back through time and grab ahold of for use now.

 It looks like Hickory and laminated birch ~should~ be getting an increasing amount of our attentions.

 Its getting mine....