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Shafts at Home Depot
aero86:
yeah, home depot is the way to go if your not going to make to many. its like 5 dollars and some change for two packages of the 6 foot stuff. if you work it right you could get between 6-12 arrows, if you dont break any, like i tend to do.
Canoe:
Howdy Hillbilly, aero86 and Group (again),
So, you go to HD and get bunch of 6' boo shafts, and you go through that bunch to find the "right size." How do I find that "right size?" I mean, do I use a sort of gauge? If so, what size is the "right size" / diameter of boo shaft?
Thanks,
Canoe
hedgeapple:
Canoe, I get mine shafts from Lowe's. They have them in like 4 ft sections and sold individualy for around a buck. I look for 3/8" at the nock end, no more than 3 nodes per arrow length and straight as possible. Also, I looked them over for cracks and cuts around the nodes.
Josh:
I get mine at Lowe's too. I like being able to pick them out individually and to be able to inspect each shaft before I buy them... I just bought 12 of them and it cost me a whopping 11.96 with tax... cant beat it! Also the guy in the garden center took an interest into why i was being so picky about my tomato stakes (by the time he came over I had half the stack divided up and propped in different piles against the wall) When I told him what I was REALLY gonna do with the "tomato stakes" he thought it was cool as all get out and told me he would call me when a new batch came in... How sweet is that? :) -josh
aero86:
Do like they say, but id get a batch from home depot first that way u have a bunch to practice on. Especially when straightening nodes. You gotta learn how much you can bend at a time, and that takes breaking a few. I know I've snapped a few that I was working on the last node. Then when you think you've got it, go be picky at lowes
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