New wood grain pattern on carbon shafts?

[iohkus]

If they're going to be "traditional", they have to be wood grain; no camo or obscure aluminum  patterns. Ash would be nice, and a white crown cap would go with most any nock color. Footed in a dark wood grain would be determined by the most yea's or nay's, but if they are "re-inforced footed"(by the buyer)in aluminum, then the effect is lost.
     JMTC    :D

[**DONOTDELETE**]

They come full of "Hot air" free of charge?            

Sign me up brutha!  i gotta have some hot air arrows with a cool wood grain pattern.

[awbowman]

Autumn Orange with small white reflective wraps

[Trond]

Always been a fan of dark wood, black nocks and dark brown feathers. Just ordered half a dozen GT trad hunters in 1535 with brown barred turkey 4"shield and black nocks. Looking forward to see them and shoot them...

[halfseminole]

Can I echo the call for 33" or 34"?  My shorter bows still pull that and one has best manners with carbons.  That extra two inches means a lot in power.

[Todweelz]

like the old carbonwoods from vapor would be grea,t any footing would be a plus

[TealCoin]

I like the idea of dark mixed with light wood look - Footed type of a look.  Esentially have a pre-made already done cap dip of a lighter/darker color.

Good luck - Anticipate the final result!  Either way, I can tell you I'll be a customer.

[BowMIke]

Something similar to Beman MFX Classic finish would be nice. I really like(liked) them. Heavy as possible.

[olddogrib]

The lighter pattern they had was unique, I liked it.  How about just running the hash marks cross grain and replicate bird's eye maple?

[Broken Quiver]

My son and I would be down for 33" arrows  

[bowfanatik]

Myrtl ?!


what  GPI ? something light for good FOC?

[nontypical]

How's snake skin or Birch. Pete

[WESTBROOK]

The color and grain of a 10 year old D.Fir shaft coated with oil based poly. Nice warm honey/osagey color.

[HuronArcher]

X2 on Trebark    :D

[mjh]

A med to dark wood grain would be nice or  how about autumn orange.....

[BigJim]

Well guys, keep up the suggestions and there are some good ones in the bunch.

Here's the deal, I am fully intending on doing this if I can swing it, but it is going to require a very large commitment...like 1000 dz shafts the first year so I don't want to have them made up in a way that would only appeal to a small percent of the trad guys.

At this time I'm leaning towards a slightly darker and heavy woodgrain (more contrast) with either a white wrap on the end with a nice crest or just a nice crest.
It would be good to have all the details at the end short enough that if you didn't like the white or the crest, that a 9" wrap would cover it.

Just an idea as of now.
thanks, bigjim

[Mississippi bow hunter]

Jim, I like your idea. I think the dark wood grain would be really nice.

[bowhuntingrn]

Just my .02, but I'd prefer just the crest, no white wrap. That way I can keep them more "primitive" looking if I want or add a onestringer wrap if I want to make them more visible. Definitely like the idea of the darker / contrasting woodgrain and the extra length.

[Robert Armstrong]

Dark wood, crest only, no wrap.

[the rifleman]

Dark reddish brown and curly maple if they can do it...  Only issue with footings are people often cut them down to tune--I know they can cut the other end so maybe this wouldn't be an issue.  Same situation with built in cap wraps---would also be cool to see your site logo on the arra.