Back to wood arrows

[jonsimoneau]

I've been shooting carbons the last few years, and I'm not going to quit using them for good, but I feel like something is missing.  I used to like making wood arrows, and I really like killing stuff with them.  I'm going to make up a bunch of wood arrows this winter, and will be hunting with them again next season.  Getting some Sitka spruce shafts, and am going to experiment with making them high F.O.C. like I did with my carbons. It's gonna be fun!

[Steve Clandinin]

That a Boy ! You'll even enjoy the smell, Remember ?

[Guru]

Jon, I know the feeling bud.....I hunted with them for almost 20yrs......I love carbon, but "something" is missing...

..Been looking at those woody weights thinking high foc w/Snuffers and WW.....hmmmm

[Overspined]

welcome back! They are so much easier to work with IMO.

[Rooselk]

With my Savannah I've been shooting carbons. Even so, I recently ordered some Easton Legacy's because I want to give them a try. But I wouldn't even think of shooting anything but woodies through my yew longbow. I hunt the woods of the Pacific Northwest were yew and Port Orford cedar are native trees. It is almost unthinkable to me that I would use an arrow from my yew bow that was made from anything other than cedar or fir.

[mdwatts]

Welcome home, dude.

[East Coast archer]

I just ordered some woody weights this past weekend to try the same thing.  Haven't gotten 'em yet but can't wait.

[purple heart]

Welcome back to wood brother!

[jonsimoneau]

Curt, you have read my mind.  I'm going to take some of the lessons I learned from shooting carbons and apply them to wood.  I'm looking at the woody weights also.  I also like the idea that O.L. Adcock is talking about.  Adding weight up front by drilling a hole and putting a metal rod in the end.  I'm getting some shafts that are sitka spruce. Heavy spine but light weight.  Then I'm going to get them up around 550 to 600 grains by putting the weight up front.  I'm excited to try this.

[jonsimoneau]

Steve, yes....I kinda remember!!

[jonsimoneau]

By the way Curt, I love that old buck you killed in Texas.  Looks like he was a real warrior. Can I have him?

[snag]

I'm with you on this Jon. I have just ventured into using douglas fir shafts from Surewood. Very straight and good weight. I tapered them and should have arrows out of them by next week. I have shot carbons and like them. But wood arrows out of a wood bow is the perfect match! Plus they are so much fun to make!

[Raven]

Check out "Twig Archery" out of Ohio. His add is in the TBM mag.     I have been getting my tappered "Chundoo" shafts from him for the past few years. Never have had a bad batch! I get mine in the 75-80# spine and 470-480gr raw and cut to my lenght of 29 1/2". I use 160gr points or Snuffers/Grizzly up front. I dip them 4-5 times with the gasket dip tupe, puts a nice glass like finish on them. Total arrow weight is around 650gr. I shoot them out my 55-60# bows and they fly great!
 If you want some real heavy hard hitting arrows he has some Hard Woods call "PassThru" that are hard to beat for a tough hunting wood shaft!!

 Good luck!! I'am out of hear untill Monday. Have a GREAT WEEKEND!!      

[bushytail]

I keep going back and forth from carbon to woodys.I like them both for differant reasons.But i agree with the one statement above.Woodys and all wood bows go together.I only shoot wood arrows out of my hickery bow.And the woodys do smell good when they break.

[cooncrazy]

jons have you tried the birch shafts they are heavy but smaller in diameter mine are over 600 grains with nothing done to them

[Arwin]

I like to dabble with other materials once in a while,  but nothing makes a bow more silent than wood.

[joe skipp]

I've been shooting aluminum for the past 3 yrs but really miss the barrel tapered ash I used. Silent Pond was my supplier and these shafts finished up around 620 grains. I still have about one dozen left....there is something about the nature of wood.