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Offline Stone Knife

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Arrow wood
« on: July 12, 2007, 09:55:00 PM »
I made up an arrow out of laminated birch this thing drops like a rock out of my 47# @27' hill the shaft is 5/16 cut to 29 BOP 125gr point. It weighed in at 725 grains my POC come in at 470+- I like the way a heavy arrow hits and seems to take the shock and noise out of a bow. Is there a wood that is as workable as POC but is just a tad heavier and will perform at my hunting distance of 20 or so paces. I could go with a heavier point if need be.
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Offline KILLER B

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #1 on: July 12, 2007, 09:59:00 PM »
Thats a pretty heavy arrow! You probably don't even need a broad head just shoot em head they should be out cold.  :thumbsup:
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Offline Bowspirit

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #2 on: July 12, 2007, 10:01:00 PM »
I'd try poplar or quite possibly Doug Fir...with Fir being the heavier of the two...
Both of which have the added bonus of being more durable than cedar, too...
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Offline Ray Hammond

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #3 on: July 12, 2007, 10:02:00 PM »
you are shooting way too heavy an arrow. Why don't you shoot cedars, or fir, and soak them in watco (danish) oil for about a week, it will add 100 grains to the shaft.
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #4 on: July 12, 2007, 10:17:00 PM »
How does poplar hold up for straightness? i've always hated working with that stuff as a carpenter because it waroped so bad...

James, i just PM'd you re: Doug fir shafts..What is the spine on those birch arrows anyway?..Kirk
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #5 on: July 12, 2007, 10:31:00 PM »
I just made up some Fir arrows, the raw shafts came around 440-450g. Check out Hildebrand shafts, she says there is a wide grain weight range available with fir.

Eric
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Offline Shawn Leonard

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #6 on: July 12, 2007, 10:32:00 PM »
Ya could also try some regular birch shafts, not laminated. I had some that weighed in around 550 or so all done up, or maple as well will give ya a finished arrow around 550 or so. Shawn
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #7 on: July 12, 2007, 10:39:00 PM »
douglas fir from hildebrand is an outstanding shaft..
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Offline Aeronut

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2007, 08:00:00 AM »
Poplar is just a little heavier and easy to work.  Once sealed I have had little problem with warping on finished arrows.

Like Shawn stated, try some regular Birch shafts.  They will be a little lighter then the laminated ones.

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Offline madness522

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2007, 11:00:00 AM »
I have had excellent results with Sitka Spruce.  They are very durable and take stain well.  I had a dozen cedar shafts before I started shooting the spruce or I would be a spruce only kinda guy.  After I bust the cedars I'll get a large quantity of Sitka's and only shoot them.
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2007, 11:44:00 AM »
Are u looking for a heavy arrow or just an alternative to the laminated shafts.I just wrapped 1/2 dozen ash and the hit like slugs out of my 55lb curve.23/64 at 30" weigh in at 535 or so, raw.
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Offline ZaneD

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2007, 11:48:00 AM »
I would say try sitka spruce
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Offline Pete W

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2007, 11:56:00 AM »
Don't overlook Ramin shafts.
 Good weight, tough and cheap.
 I get them from  http://git-r-donearchery.com/  .
 I do prefer carbons but for some shoots we needed wood and these were great.

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2007, 03:57:00 PM »
I am going to throw in another vote for plain White Birch. With 125gr points and at ~28in BOP, mine are also in the 550gr neighborhood. They are very very durable and I absolutely love them. The only problem is I can't find a source to get any more recently. I got the current ones from Raptor Archery, about 1 and half years ago, but they don't list them anymore on their site.

Does anyone know who carries them?
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2007, 04:47:00 PM »
Don't forget chundo (lodgepole pine) 30" shaft 510 gr. Hits like a hammer................


Mike
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #15 on: July 13, 2007, 04:52:00 PM »
Yeah, but good chundoo's so hard to get ahold of these days...
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #16 on: July 13, 2007, 05:12:00 PM »
Where can you get birch shafts?  Old South Traditional used to sell them but they have went to selling arrows only.

Eric
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Offline Big Dave

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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #17 on: July 13, 2007, 05:18:00 PM »
Hey Madness where can you get the sitka spruce.Jay Massey used to say they were the best.But of coarse he made his own.
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #18 on: July 13, 2007, 05:59:00 PM »
Hildebrand's is my source for sitka spruce. Good folks, awesome matched shafts. Love that spruce! I did just buy a doz. POC that I'm blown away by though. The spruce were 420gr. and the POC were 430gr. With 160gr. fieldtips they come up to almost 600gr.
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Re: Arrow wood
« Reply #19 on: July 13, 2007, 06:11:00 PM »
Lumberyard carries almost all the wood everyone is reffering too. Arrows are easy to make and a good way to sample multiple kinds.
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