Wood shafts in FL

[BigBucksnTrucks]

Just wondering if there are any wood arrow shooters in Florida and how they hold up in the high humidity.  I'd like to get into them, but have been told they warp pretty quickly down here.

[Pat B]

People have been using wood arrows for about 15000 years. Until just a few years ago they were the standard and I never heard anyone that uses wood arrows complain about the humidity affecting them.

[bigbadjon]

If you use a high quality finish like Daly's or Bohning you will not have any problems with humidity. To be safe I also seal my nock and point tapers.

[kill shot]

Pat B and bigbadjon know what they're talking about.

[gringol]

I shoot Doug fir.  Finish with poly, tru-oil, tung-oil, and others, never had problems.  I have had issues with hickory shafts.

[bigbadjon]

Hickory shafts won't stay staight no matter what you do with them, so don't blame your finish.

[BigBucksnTrucks]

This is great to know guys, thank you very much!

[Bjorn]

The only people who know about wood, shoot wood, if they aren't shooting wood they just don't know-or they'd be shooting wood!      

[BCWV]

Bjorn,
 Strangely enough, that makes perfect sense  

[Flying Dutchman]

Times 2

[Bladepeek]

I recently sold a set of 6 Bear POC arrows that I have had since high school. I graduated high school in 1959. They were as straight as the day I bought them, but too short for me now.

They were stored in the original Bear box and spent many years near Detroit, over in Germany, 6 years in MD where it also gets hot and humid.

I realize 6 is not a good statistical sampling, but I was impressed.

[Brently]

Times 3 Bjorn.

[Sam McMichael]

I live in Georgia, and it gets rerally humid here also. I have been shooting POC for many years with no problems.  I agree with the comments on hickory shafts, gthough. They periodically need some hand straightening but are tough as nails.