best wooden arrows

[PAPA BEAR]

thinking about trying some wood arrows.need input on the best buy for your buck.
    thanks......larry

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Douglas fir from  www.surewoodshafts.com  .

[Ben Maher]

i'm partial to tapered cedars from Kustom King ... very straight , easy to restraighten and just seem to shoot great regardless . they seem very forgiving and by using heavier heads i'm able to achieve good FOC and still keep my weight down round the 550gn for my 53# bows .
if your looking for real heavyweight shafts i've had good luck with the finished laminated birch arrows i bought from Dick Robertson.for my 53# Hill i ended up with a hog bustin close range 735gns ....
i, much like my northern counterpart Mr Kleinig , have had great success with douglas fir . and whilst i bought mine elsewhere , i have spoken with the guys at " surewood " and they are a good bunch to deal with .
let us know how you go .
ben

[doug77]

I'm with Ben on this one.

doug77

[overbo]

What ever wood you desire.Quality is key IMO and like everything,you pay for it!

[Chris Surtees]

What qualities you looking for?

[Rob DiStefano]

hex pine 6 quadrant laminated shafts.

[WESTBROOK]

Shafts? Surewood, Hildebrand, Hexpine

Arrows? Elite arrows, Our own JNLFT (Joe Lorenz?) , Whispering Wind by Bob Burton (arrowmkr)

Eric

[Tree Killer]

Been shooting douglas fir for nearly 20 years, no reason to switch now!

[ron w]

Cedar,sitka spurce,laminated birch and the best of all, straight ones.......

[DesertDude]

For cedar shafts, Raven archery.

[Bjorn]

Across the river from you is Raptor Archery, Ted is a sponsor, and has all kinds of arrows and supplies ready to go. raptorarchery.com

[PAPA BEAR]

thanks guys appreciate it.think i'm gonna take the plunge and learn how to fletch my own and the whole nine yards.any good books on arrow building you'd reccomend?
           larry

[DesertDude]

Larry,  If you like I can call you and we can B.S. You tell me about Elk and I'll help you with wood arrows...

Mark

[Bowspirit]

I'd have to say Surewood shafts...they take everything difficult to new arrow makers (grain orientation, culling, initial straightening) out of their product.
That said, I really liked the 2 dozen hickory shafts I bought from Raptor archery. Once straightened, they stayed straight and always hit hard. Only broke once in a blue moon, too. Just had some really hard grain to read...

[PAPA BEAR]

how about a list of all things required to build arrows?

[PAPA BEAR]

chris...just looking for a good hunting arrow that is gonna hit where it needs to hit provided i do my part of course.

[Bjorn]

Larry for your rig you will need some serious spine. Folks we are talking 60#@30" drawn to 30" modern string, cut to center modern LB and a 145gn+ point; I'd say over 100# spine. And at least 32" long if the ends are all perfect-yeah right!
Surewood will have some shafting that meets spec and Don Stokes likely has some left too.
Larry, if you have a vcr machine I can send you a tape.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Get a good taper tool, some kind of electric sanding machine, rather than a hand-held pencil sharpener type. I rigged my own up using a belt sander clamped to a board, and the taper jig from 3Rivers. I also recommend the 3Rivers dip tube with the rubber gasket. We can't get the exactly the same products that you use in the USA here. So I use an outdoor varnish, upon which all forms of Fletchtite are not useful, and I glue the feathers on with a type of runny superglue called Loctite 406. I've found that the best, most user-friendly glue for the nocks is superglue gel, as it sets quick, and all the excess that gets squeezed out does not set at all, because it's not between two surfaces, and can be easily wiped away with a tissue. Doing a good taper is vital, and it is worth the fiddling required to get the angle just right by adjusting the clamps or jig ever-so-slightly. I'm not an expert, and have only started this year, but this is what I've found to work for me. At present, I only make simple arrows.

[PAPA BEAR]

bjorn...if i shoot woodies off of my morrison the poundage will be 67@30...even worse huh? i do have a vcr still. thanks ben thats helpful info.