Lumber suppliers for shaft material?

[C. Johnson]

In addition to making bows, I like to make my own arrow shafts as well.  I know, I'm a sick monkey and a glutton for punishment. But, I enjoy making my own equipment.

Anyway, I've had good success with poplar.  I've been buying excellent 4/4, quarter sawn stock from MacBeath out of California.  I've been experimenting with some other woods, most notably Douglas Fir.  I can occasionally find a nice piece of clear vertical grain fir at Woodcraft, but it's pretty hit or miss.

So, can anyone tell me where I could buy some old growth, high quality Doug Fir, Sitka spruce, or even Port Orford cedar as lumber suitable for shaft material?

Google seems to be keeping this information a secret....  

[George Tsoukalas]

I hand plane white pine into arrows. I buy  from Home Depot and have some old boards I inherited from Dad.

I like to inspect my lumber for straightness and tightness of grain so early have not bought any from otherwise.

Jawge

[fujimo]

just be careful of using wood that has been kiln dried, the process can really damage the wood on a cell structural level!