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Author Topic: What's acceptable these days?  (Read 398 times)

Offline Old York

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What's acceptable these days?
« on: March 11, 2009, 01:56:00 PM »
I have a bunch of Sitka spruce & Douglas fir shafts that are egg-shaped, out-of-round. I can feel it in my fingers when I rotate the shafts. These were touted as being "premiums".  :(  

Is this the norm? Do you folks see this in your shafts?
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Offline Ricoh

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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2009, 02:42:00 PM »
Check out Hex Shafts from Canada. I understand they are very nice and very well made. I have not used them yet but I intend to.

Rick
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Offline Chris Surtees

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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2009, 02:59:00 PM »
That is not the norm and I would send them back for a refund.

Give Ted Fry at Raptor Archery a call he sells quality shafting.
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Offline Tim Fishell

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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2009, 03:03:00 PM »
Yup definatly not the norm!!  Especially for premium shafts!
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Offline Fletcher

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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2009, 03:07:00 PM »
Oval is ont acceptable to me, either.  It seems that not all have the same definition of "Premium".  I can tell you that the Surewood Fir and Hlidebrand Spruce I have seen have been excellent.
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Offline Don Stokes

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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2009, 08:13:00 AM »
Shafts made on a moulder frequently come out oval. A doweler makes round shafts. Oval can also be caused by too much sanding- the wood is harder on two sides, so more gets taken off the other two sides, resulting in oval shape. Either way, it's not acceptable!
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Re: What's acceptable these days?
« Reply #6 on: March 12, 2009, 08:58:00 AM »
Just send them to me,I'm sure they will fly straighter than I can shoot LOL
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