2015 - going to try to take up wood arrow challenge

[DaveT1963]

Every year I look fo a new challenge.  Last year it was making a ghillie and taking a deer from the ground.  Took a doe at 17 yards and a buck at 20 yards.  Also took a doe this year from ground/ghillie combo.  

This year it was to shoot a buck on heavily hunted public land with my new 3 piece take down longbow.  

For 2015 I am going to try to take a buck with my new Carobw Tuktu with wood arrows,

It's been over a decade and a half since I last used wood arrows.  I remember a lot of work going into the ash and maple shafts I used way back when.  This time I plan on using Douglas Fir from Surewood shafts.

Guess I need some help on spine selection and some tips of finishing.  I remember seeing a great thread once on marbled shafts that I would like to try if anyone can find it?

Here are the specs on my bow - 58" Caribow Tuktu Extreme one piece - 55 pounds at 27 inches.  I draw 27 1/2.  My arrows will be three 5 inch fletched, 28 1/2 incheds long and I plan on shooting 150-175 grains up front.  I would like a finished arrow that weight about 500-550 grains.  

Any help would be greatly appreciated as to what sized spine I should get what wieght shaft I should start with to wind up with the 500-550 finished arrow weight.

Now I have to pour over some of these wood arrow threads to come up with a great color scheme.

[SAVIOUR68]

Dave I shoot the same bow with woodies, mine is 56@28 and I draw around 28.5. My current set up is a 29" spruce arrow 75-80 spine with 160gr points which finished out around 605grs. With your set up you will be around a 70# spine. To get that light of arrow your gonna be needing cedar or spruce.

[Jim Wright]

Dave, as encouragement, forget about this being a "challenge". Good, straight wood shafting makes into arrows that are quiet and durable and shoot very consistently. I seal mine with 4 coats of MinWax wipe-on Polyurethane which only adds about 5 grains and I can get excellent quality STRAIGHT Douglas Fir shafts from Surewood that easily make the finished weight you want.