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colejack3:
Hi everyone im 13 years old and trying to figure out how I can get some good arrows. I need to be able to make or buy some arrows for cheap or make them from nature for free.I cant build a spine tester because of my age. So I wouldnt be able to spine dowels or shoots. I was going to buy some cedar shafts from 3rivers but 40 bucks is alot of money for someone my age. So any ideas?

gothmog:
I'm not near as experienced as many here, but I'd say you shouldn't really have to worry about spine too much.  Depending on what design bow you're shooting, at lower poundages most are not very finicky about spine.  I have a 13 year old daughter and she can shoot many different arrows accurately out of all of her bows ranging from 15# to close to 40(still way heavy for her).

ken75:
go to your local lumber or hardware store and look through the dowels use 5/16 or 3/8th depending on them and your poundage if you have an arrow that you use take it and compare it to the dowels by flexing them slightly. dowels are usually less than a buck a piece and come about 4 foot long so you can work around some bad spots

JW_Halverson:
When you go thru the bins full of dowels, pick out the shafts that don't show the grain running out the edge.  You want the grain lines to run the length of the arrow shaft.  One run out isn't too bad, but more than one is too many. 

Thumper2:
you can get 3/8" dowels from either Lowes or Home Depot, or any fairly large hardware place around you area.

Use Poplar dowels.  Stay away from red oak.  Poplar is easier to work with to start.

All you need is a drill and some sandpaper, and you're in business.  Get a sponge or some kind of pad to back the sandpaper, because it's gonna get hot with that drill spinning it.  Use the drill to reduce the size of the dowel, but only how much you need for an arrow.

Once you've reduced the size a little, take some 300 grit sandpaper and run it up and down the shaft until you have a smile on your face, ot it's smooth whichever you like.

You didn't say how strong your bow is, so I'm gonna take a shot and say less than 40 lbs.  I haven't found too many 5/16" shafts I liked.  3/8" seems to be the ticket.  they will work great. 

spend your money on feathers, nocks, and points, and keep up with who does what on this site, or one like it. 

There ya go.

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