Went back from carbons to woodies...

[woodchucker]

Wood is GOOD!!!!!!!!!!  

Wood is GOOD!!!!!!!!!!      

[woodshavins]

I don't find even cedars to be nearly as fragile as many would have you think. If they fly true they seem to hold up pretty well, in my experience.

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Reparrows make it possible to re-taper your broken shaft and make it the length it was before breaking. They are quick and easy to use and save an arrow for a little over a buck.

Jim Davis  Reparrows    

[slowbowjoe]

Was going to add this earlier in the thread when they were mentioned,  but I've just used up my first set (dozen) of Reparrows. Will definitely get another set - that first one did give a second life to a dozen arrows broken off behind the tip (stumping, you know).

[Babbling Bob]

Went from woodies to Easton 24SRT's five decades ago. That's when we could buy a 100 premium shafts from Rose City for $40.  Thinking 'bout going back from carbons to woodies this summer for the fun of making them.  Just bought a new fletcher so have to keep it busy to justiy it with my wife.

[frassettor]

although I do shoot carbons regularly, I also enjoy shooting woods. I went to a 3d shoot yesterday and was shooting my carbons and decided towards the end to shoot some woodies I had in my quiver. It always surprises me the "quietness" they have. Its a different sound then my carbons...Amazing

[TGbow]

Originally posted by Flying Dutchman:
In the past I struggled with getting woodies straight too.... Until I found this tutorial, very easy to do and you end with shafts as straight as your carbons:   http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000060  

As for forgiveness, I found that woodies are the most forgiven from all shafts.... But YMMV of course....

Aluminum is the most precise ,shaft to shaft. After 40 years I've come to believe  good quality, matched, wood shaft is the most forgiving. IMO

[Hermon]

I have tried carbons a couple times.  Shot them most of this past winter trying to give them an honest try.  I just prefer wood arrows.  Don't argue the merits of carbon and aluminum, but I just enjoy shooting and building wood arrows more than any other material.  I will keep a few carbon and aluminum arrows around for others to shoot, but I don't see myself shooting anything but wood arrows for the most part.