Mahogany arrow shafting

[Stone Knife]

Has anyone had any first hand experience with mahogany for arrow shafting. I found some online that a guy makes and they look good but want to hear from someone with first hand experience. I like to shoot 5/16 arrows out of my Hill and wanted the extra weight without changing spine and point weight.

[Bill Carlsen]

James: I made custom hardwood arrows (and others) for over 10 years. Never used mahogany but my experience was that if the wood the shafts are made from is properly dried then spine doesn't change even if  you change wood species. I  used birch, maple, ash, fir and numerous softwoods. Never had issues with spine between wood species and never got a complaint about the spine being off. As long as they are straight grained and properly cured you should have no problems. Check with the supplier. Shafts made from straight grain, quarter sawn logs seemed to be best.

[JRY309]

I think the old Superceders that Dan Quillian sold years ago were a barrel tapered mahogany? I made up and shot some of them many years ago.I like an ash or maple for a heavier and smaller diameter.I had 65-70 11/32" ash,a good heavy shaft but not quite as small as  5/16" shaft.I've seen Ramin wood 5/16" arrows in heavy spines upto around 70# range.Years ago I had some 45-50# spine Norway pine in a 5/16" that I shot out of a selfbow with no shelf.Not sure they are still available,I got them from 3Rivers years ago.

[SELFBOW19953]

Superceders that Don Stokes sold were made from poplar.