what do ya think

[chessieboy]

First I'm not selling these. I THOUGHT about buying them and need imput. Take a minute and look at the link.  For now I shoot an old recurve 50# @ 28". Do ya think they'll work?
 http://cgi.ebay.com/WOOD-DOWELS-36-inch-x-3-8-ramin-wood-crafts-arrows-98_W0QQitemZ220068455629QQihZ012QQcategoryZ20844QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

thanks
Bill

[Nakohe]

Raminwood does make nice arrows, but they can be difficult to keep straight.

[Ray Hammond]

if you take a 1/4 inch steel plate and drill a hole in it to resize them to 23/64 by sticking them in a hand drill and pushing them through the plate clamped in a bench vise- that should solve the "keeping them straight" problem- at least it did for me when I shot ramin- my favorite arrow wood by the way.

Doing this "crushes down the exterior surface of the shaft somewhat like 'boning' does to a baseball bat -making it harder,stronger, and seems to take the bends out of the shafts. Not all fo them will work of course, but they become very serviceable shafts done that way.

[Tom Leemans]

Squirrel arras?

[Big Dave]

I just bought a batch from that guy and so for tht look pretty good. I just spined a few of them and they spined 80# to Over 90# which is to heavy for me but I intend to run them down to 5/16 and see what they spine then. Of coarse I haven't spined them all yet so there might be some lighter spined shafts and if I find that to be true I will get back to you and let you know.

[chessieboy]

If they're already spined that heavy and I "crush" them down won't that increase the spine? BIg Dave let me know how they turn out if you don't mind.
Thanks
Chessie