Need heavy woods

[frassettor]

The gentleman that had talked to about the woodies sent me 5 arrows to try. They were port oxford cedar, and sitka spruce. They were all 30 inch arrows, with 125 tips, and weighing in at around 520-555 grains.He told me that I could not get to the weight I wanted (650 grains) unless I go to Hickory, or ash. He told me they are real inconstant with straightness, and just not the best to use. I will be shooting a BW PLX 64 inch longbow, 58 lbs @ 28 inches.. What do I do now???      :confused:

[coconutdave]

I have some port orford cedar arrows that are around 630 grains.  I ordered them from Loss Creek out of Ohio.  It is true it is a heavy arrow, but you should be able to get close with the cedar.

[WESTBROOK]

I got some spruce from Ted @ Raptor that weighed 420g bare shaft, they'll be over 600 when I'm  done with them. D Fir is a little heavier than that.

Eric

[Gordon martiniuk]

lam birch are heavy I have some with 125gr points weigh in at 700 gr  

[Bjorn]

Ask your supplier-like Ted at reptorarchery.com to give you heavy shafting.
Like others who have posted here my cedars weigh well over 600 grains.
Hickory and Birch are available and a finished arrow will weigh 750+, mine did with 145 gr. points.
It is all a matter of what you want.

[sagebrush]

I like Doug fir too. It is slightly heavier than cedar. Gary

[Benny Nganabbarru]

I have some Douglas Fir arrows that TradGanger Joe Lorenzen made for me. He got the shafts from  www.surewoodshafts.com  . Not only are they nice and heavy (800+ grains with a 190 grain head), they are nice and stiff, too (intended for a heavy bow that should arrive soon). I haven't flown them yet, but they sure look and feel good!

For my Howard Hill longbow, I shoot lambirch arrows that weigh 750 grains with the 190 grain head, made up by Paul Jalon of Elite Arrows.

[Dave2old]

There are many possibilities between cedar hickory. Ask a supplier for heavy maple and you can easily get 650, and I've had great luck with consistency and straightness; as good as cedar. Also, go to a heavier head, as per Dr. Ashby's advice to get as much weight up front as possible. Boost up to, say 160 grains, which will require a bit more spine stiffness, which goes nicely with heavier shafts. Your goal of 650 is admirable and wise. Dave

[Kevin L.]

Lam birch and maple both make heavy arrows. My maples are 29"BOP and weigh 805gr with 160gr up front..

[SuperK]

Call Twig Archery.  He has ramin shafts and arrows in 5/16 and 11/32.  This is some good, heavy and TUFF arrow wood.  He compression straightens them before he mails them to you.  I've never gotten a bad shaft from him.  Call him and tell him what ya' looking for.  You will not be disappointed.

[Burnsie]

Snag has some heavy arrows on the St Jude auction thread.
Burnsie

[theunluckyhunter]

footed shafts?

[Buckhorn47]

Hi! Richard

My vote would be for laminated birch shafts. A 29" arrow is usually at 650 grains "bang on" with 125 grain point. I use hickory, too, but as one TGr mentioned, are hard to keep straight - fly the same and generally a little heavier - both tougher than whalebone though.

[Reg Darling]

I'll cast my vote for laminated birch too--haven't found anything nearly as good for both straightness and weight. Call Bill Bonczar at Allegheny Mountain Arrow Woods.