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Author Topic: Purple heart  (Read 235 times)

Offline Stan the bow man

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Purple heart
« on: January 30, 2010, 12:11:00 AM »
Thinking about getting some purple heart wood shafts.Making some purple heart arrs.Any experince with P.H shafts?
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Blackwidow PSAX 45@28 64” Black & White Ebony
 Blackwidow  PLX TD 64” 48@28” Black & White Ebony
  Massie 64"48@28 Longhorn Longbow      
Roland Jenkins recurve 50 @ 28”
Bear Polar LB 45 @ 28”
Bear Grizzly 55 @28
2 Osage self bows
                                                         
BY THE GRACE OF GOD

Offline ckanous

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2010, 08:12:00 AM »
Never seen any like that, definatly need pics!! I bet they would pack a punch, pretty dense wood isn't it?

Offline dpowers311

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2010, 09:15:00 AM »
Make sure your tools are sharp. Purpleheart is tough on tools, it will catch, chip and splinter.

Dave
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2010, 09:16:00 AM »
I have a Bighorn with PH limbs and riser.  Pretty wood.

Offline Stan the bow man

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2010, 06:19:00 PM »
Allegheny Mountain Arrow Woods have them.I am going to order a dozen and try them out.
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Blackwidow PSAX 45@28 64” Black & White Ebony
 Blackwidow  PLX TD 64” 48@28” Black & White Ebony
  Massie 64"48@28 Longhorn Longbow      
Roland Jenkins recurve 50 @ 28”
Bear Polar LB 45 @ 28”
Bear Grizzly 55 @28
2 Osage self bows
                                                         
BY THE GRACE OF GOD

Offline Tucker

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #5 on: January 30, 2010, 06:42:00 PM »
I have some 3/8" purple heart shafts I made. The arrows turn out over 1000 grains. They about blast through anything!

Offline Steve H.

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #6 on: January 30, 2010, 07:02:00 PM »
3/8" should spine out at about 200# based on the teeny tiny ones I have that go 60's.

Offline Joseph

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Re: Purple heart
« Reply #7 on: January 31, 2010, 03:59:00 AM »
you have to heat it to straighten it.
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