Wood arrow help

[DavidTwyman]

I've been serisouly been thinking of getting me a set of wood arrows. I no absolutely nothing about wood arrows. I have always shot carbon probally some to do with switching over from a compound five years ago and when I made the switch to traditional I just stuck with them.

I was wanting to hear from you wood shooters what type of wood you used and why you like it. And, who is a reliable dealer to deal with that puts out a good product. There just so many types of wood to choose from.

I like a heavy arrow around 10 to 12 gpi. I shoot a 3 piece hybird long bow that pulls 62# at my 29" draw.

Can you guys give me some advise and pointed me in the right direction.

[lpcjon2]

Douglas Fir shafts, and snag (wilderness custom arrows)he is a member and  is a dealer. He makes some of the finest arrows around.

[Jack Denbow]

Call David at Wilderness Arrows (sponser here) and he will fix you up with what you want.
Jack

[Tyler C. Moore]

I have a dozen brand new POC arrows in the St. Judes auction. They spine 55-60

Get some great shafts and HELP THE KIDS !!!!!!

[Shedrock]

Surewoods from Snag!

[Shinken]

Ditto on Wilderness Custom Arras by Snag!

He'll even work with you on a test-set to get you dialed in just right....

Shoot straight, Shinken

   

[Orion]

My favorite arrow wood is still POC.  At your spine, should be possible to get fairly heavy shafts that will make up into arrows 10-12 gpp. (That's grain per pound, not grain per inch)

Two other softwoods that are very good are Sitka spruce and Douglas fir.  Spruce generally runs a little lighter than cedar in the same spine, and Doug fir, a little heavier. However, there is a fair amount of variability in shaft weight at any given spine so you can specify the weight you want to the supplier.  I've heard nothing but good about Hillenbrand spruce shafts and Surewood Doug fir shafts.  I have some of the latter and they are top notch.

If you want to go heavier yet, you're into hardwood shafts -- maple, hickory, ash, etc.  Allegheny Mountain arrow woods makes very good hardwood shafts.

[gringol]

People say great things about wilderness custom arrows.  I make my own.  I've used lodgepole pine, cedar, spruce, ash, and hickory.  

Hickory is very tough, but warps easily.  

Ash makes a great arrow, very tough and heavy, but is rather sluggish recovering after bending around the riser.  Generally you'll need stiffer spine and/or larger fletching to get good flight with ash.

Cedar used to be considered the gold standard.  It is easy to keep straight and flies well, but is a little on the light side and not particularly tough.

Spruce is tougher than cedar imo, and just as light.  Some of my best flying arrows have been spruce.

IMO the best woods for hunting arrows are lodgepole pine and Doug fir.  They are both pretty tough, recover quickly, are easy to keep straight, and about the right weight for hunting.   of the two, I lean toward fir because surewood shafts does such a great job producing consistent, quality shafts.

[Terry Lightle]

Surewoods from Snag again,nuff said.

[Mike Vines]

All mentioned above are excellent, but do not forget the poplar arrows that Magnus is pumping out.