Why does it seem that wood arrows are considered such an exotic option on a traditional archery site? I don't get it. First off, wood arrows have successfully been used for more than 12,000 years, worldwide. Wood arrows and shafts are pretty inexpensive and readily available, easy to build with simple tools and supplies, can be very accurate and every animal ever killed by archery has been killed with wood arrows, probably more animals than with any other arrow shafting historically.
Just the warmth of the wood, the smell(especially POC), the feel, the pride for the beautiful arrows you built and especially the way wood arrows fits with traditional archery, modern or primitive.
Is it the extra work that goes in to building wood arrows? To me, that is a great part of the experience. I'd assume most of us mess with our gear a lot anyway. Maybe it is just the times. With our fast paced lives maybe there is no time to mess with it all.
I've been on the opposite end of the spectrum through my archery career of 30 or so years ; as primitive as I can be and still be effective. I love knowing I can make it all myself, too. None of it is difficult, even a caveman can do it. :rolleyes:
I wouldn't hunt with an arrow that didn't fly well whether it be cane, hardwood shoot, store bought or homemade dowel arrows, stone, trade or commercial point, 3 fletch, 4 fletch, Eastern Woodland 2 fletch or tangential fletching. If it doesn't go where I'm looking at 15 yards and doesn't fly like a dart it don't go hunting.
I am seriously curious why some folks consider wood arrows such an exotic choice with their traditional archery gear.