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Offline C. Johnson

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Lumber suppliers for shaft material?
« on: December 18, 2017, 08:27:00 AM »
In addition to making bows, I like to make my own arrow shafts as well.  I know, I'm a sick monkey and a glutton for punishment. But, I enjoy making my own equipment.

Anyway, I've had good success with poplar.  I've been buying excellent 4/4, quarter sawn stock from MacBeath out of California.  I've been experimenting with some other woods, most notably Douglas Fir.  I can occasionally find a nice piece of clear vertical grain fir at Woodcraft, but it's pretty hit or miss.

So, can anyone tell me where I could buy some old growth, high quality Doug Fir, Sitka spruce, or even Port Orford cedar as lumber suitable for shaft material?

Google seems to be keeping this information a secret....   ;)

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Lumber suppliers for shaft material?
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2017, 09:53:00 AM »
I hand plane white pine into arrows. I buy  from Home Depot and have some old boards I inherited from Dad.

I like to inspect my lumber for straightness and tightness of grain so early have not bought any from otherwise.

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Re: Lumber suppliers for shaft material?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2017, 12:32:00 PM »
just be careful of using wood that has been kiln dried, the process can really damage the wood on a cell structural level!

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