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Davepim:
I find that 3/8" shafts fly well from a 70lb bow, if the wood is light, eg. poplar. The one thing that has to be said about the standard arrow spec is that the fletching is very high at 3/4". In practice, this height is usually above the grease line when fletching with natural goose feathers, whereas, if you keep to 1/2" height as for the EWBS livery arrow, this is usually spot on for the grease line of the feather, and the arrow flies better as a result!

Dave

outcaste:
Of course you could always split the difference and make a 'Westminster' arrow.  This would be based on an actual medieval arrow with a diameter between the old BLBS standard arrow and MR average livery arrow. It is also arguably lighter than both.

You can find more info on it here:  http://warbowwales.com/#/warbow-arrows/4557916533

Alistair

Frank Thornton:
Thanks for the link Alistair...first time I've seen a close up of the Westminster arrow. I've made a lot of 3/8" shafts and they fly well out of bows from 55-100 lbs although go a lot heavier and you may need to up the shaft to 1/2". Build what you fancy though, as the best part of all this is finding out what works well for you and what ends up in your wood burner!

WillS:
Hi Frank - what wood do you use for your 3/8" shafts when shooting them from a 55lb bow? 

Personally I've found that 3/8" ash shafts just don't work with bows under about 75#.  My first set of "proper" arrows were 3/8" English ash, and I was shooting a 70# bow and they just went to the left as a stiff arrow will, and I was struggling to reach 100 yards, unless aiming miles above the target.

I've just noticed that Richard Head does 3/8" poplar - might have to give them a go! 

Frank Thornton:
Hi Wills...Alder, nice to work with, very light and makes nice shafts. I should mention that the 55# bow I use is a Bamboo selfie (Alan Fleming) which has a cast amd punch of a much heavier Yew bow. In fact (off topic I know) Alan is planning on making a heavy Boo bow that will blow all the high Altitude Yew into the boonies ;)

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