Have I been pulled from the Dark Side to a Wood convert

[Ripforce]

#7179

My son LimbLover was up for the weekend and brought some wood shafts (chundoo) he is a recent convert from carbon arrows I however was still resisting reluctant to give up my CX Heritge arrows! So with the weather kinda foul we went to work straightning an tapering! After some stain and several coats of finish we installed the nocks and points and I spent the rest of the night fletching them up! Sunday was a real nice day so I actually got to shoot my finished product! I was really amazed at how sell they not as flat or as fast as my carbons but I have to say there was something magical about shooting an arrow that I had crafted from scratch! I believe there may be a dozen more shaft on the way this week!

[Bigbearclaw]

#59046

Now you can see the light ,means a lot to me to kill a critter with a wood arrow that I made myself.Next step might be a bow you made yourself.

[LimbLover]

#61225

Bigbearclaw wrote: Now you can see the light ,means a lot to me to kill a critter with a wood arrow that I made myself.Next step might be a bow you made yourself.

We would get a kick out of that. We’ve got the wood, and the space, but not the tools or the knowledge.

I’ll probably stop at arrows. Love making them!

[Frank H V]

#8000

Welcome to the wonderfull world of WOODIES!
Frank

[db22]

#8467

Ripforce: They’re mighty pretty, and I hope they stay straight. I’ve made five dozen wood arrows in the last two years, of cedar, pine and ash, and very few have stayed straight. Someday I’ll give them a try again, but I’ve bought a couple dozen aluminum shafts to keep me shooting with confidence.
I got best results with P.O. cedar from Rose City, but they are fragile. Ash is heavy and durable, but they are the most squirrely, refusing to stay straight for very long. We have had an unusually humid and hot summer. Maybe the ones I have left will stabilize when the temperature and humidity go down this month, but when I head for the woods, I’ll be doing my best to quiet the clanking aluminum in my quiver.

[LimbLover]

#9104

DB…try Douglas Fir.

I haven’t had a problem with Doug Fir or Chundoo yet. In fact, Chundoo is my favorite shaft material. I’ll probably stick with that. I bought some POC shafts on clearance from Lost Nation archery and they fly great too.

I think the key is making sure they are matched as closely as possible. I don’t mix and match my shafts. I fletch them up different so I know which arrows are which and only shoot those arrows that day.

[Ripforce]

#9186

db22 wrote: Ripforce: They’re mighty pretty, and I hope they stay straight. I’ve made five dozen wood arrows in the last two years, of cedar, pine and ash, and very few have stayed straight. Someday I’ll give them a try again, but I’ve bought a couple dozen aluminum shafts to keep me shooting with confidence.
I got best results with P.O. cedar from Rose City, but they are fragile. Ash is heavy and durable, but they are the most squirrely, refusing to stay straight for very long. We have had an unusually humid and hot summer. Maybe the ones I have left will stabilize when the temperature and humidity go down this month, but when I head for the woods, I’ll be doing my best to quiet the clanking aluminum in my quiver.

I still am not totally converted off my carbons ( Heritage 150s) they shoot too damn good out of my Bama Royal so I will tinker with the woods for now but when hunting I am going to sling my carbons this season
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