Forgewoods....A geat Video with Bill Sweetland

[joe skipp]

I shot Forgewoods when they came out. Bought all my Battleshafts from Kittredge Bow Hut. The first 3 dozen were fully dipped in a sky blue color with all white feathers.

When I started purchasing the raw shafts, I just crown dipped them white with all white feathers. If they were still around today.....I'd be shooting them.

[elk nailer]

I just bought some forgewood battleshafts last week from AFA. 31" shaft 630 gn, nice and straight.

[Tom Phillips]

I love those Sweetland FORGEWOODS and have killed a few critters with them.I am fortunate to have about 3-1/2 different dozens 50-55 # spined ones all made up from Sweetland,difficult to find thats all I have come up with in last 25 years.

[savage1]

Wow. What an idea. Anyone still shooting these? Alaskan frontier was making them
But is out of business. What a shame.
I guess he still has arrows to sell. They
are not compressed cedar.

Thanks for the video!

Lou

[Yolla Bolly]

Very interesting.  The persistence and ingenuity Mr. Sweetland demonstrated is inspiring.
Thanks for letting us see this.

[Lin Rhea]

I really enjoyed watching that. I shared it with a friend who majored in Forest  products and is the best wood worker I've ever seen. He enjoyed it too. Thanks for letting us see it.

[Homebru]

Thanks for sharing.  Well worth the time to watch.
homebru

[Cyclic-Rivers]

I enjoyed the Video Joe. Thank you for sharing it.

[Duker]

THANKS Joe       I found the video very interesting,didnt realize there were so many steps involved in making forgewoods.

[FJTOYMAN]

Dave had this video produced as a fund raiser for the Oregon Archery Museum. He has a book that goes along with the video.

How it ended up on Youtube he does not know. I don't think this is how he intended on it getting distributed.