compresed ceader shafts

[JF]

Does anyone know if anyone is selling compresed ceader shafting. John

[Mike Gerardi]

Valley Traditional Archery Supply, Inc.
30 Sunrise Blvd. Silt, Colorado (CO) 81652
Telephone & FAX: 970-876-0170
Email: [email protected]

[Orion]

Arrow K9:  Do these folks compress cedar billets before squaring and doweling, or do they run doweled shafts through a die to compress the outer fibers and reduce diameter a bit. I'm assuming they use cedar, but might be some other wood.  Might you know?  Thanks.

[George D. Stout]

When Bill Sweetland did it he compressed the billets before doweling.  I would assume they are doing it the same way.  It would be hard to control otherwise I would think.

[Fletcher]

I'm pretty sure this is Kerry Gesink's process:  Doweled arrow shafts run thru a die.

They aren't Forgewoods, but I shot Kerry's shafts for several years and have some that are 15 years old and still straight.

[Mike Gerardi]

I do not know. You would have to call. I have bought shafts from Valley in the past ,and I thought they were very good quality.
       Mike

[autumn spirit]

Log onto ALaska Frontier Archery.  They offer
compressed mountain hemlock, which is a very durable species to begin with.  They offer bare shafts as well as fletched.  Good luck.

[Bjorn]

Alaska Frontier has not made compressed shafts for years. The machinery was mothballed and put up for sale 5 years ago-it is for sale currently.
The shafts made by Valley Trad are good quality I hear; these are bunished by passing thru a heated die, but not compressed.

[d. ward]

Rick and BJ are correct they are compressed by passing the shaft thru a warm swedging die rather then an actual Sweetland type compressed shaft bd