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Iowahedge:
Finally have a bow made that  was decent enough tiller wise and aesthics to take to a bow shoot over the weekend.  Have to say it was extremely fun to shoot the bow. My problem/question is the bow came in at about 33 lbs @ 28". Im shooting off the knuckle, and i would guess roughly 1/2" off center of the bow. The arrows I used were not primitive in anyway and I'm fairly certain over spined and rather heavy.   I'm wondering what diameter and length would be best for some good ole garden stakes. Or something along that lines. I figure most of the build alongs that say 3/8" or 10 mm are for a bit stiffer spine than what Im needing.  Got more bows in the works (doesnt everyone) that will hopefully come in at at a heavier weight, and should be easier to find shafts for.  Would  like to get this one set up with some arrows cause Im new to PA and I can work on form. I would think even being a lighter draw weight if i get some lighter shafts tuned it can perform will enough to shoot some more events. Cause even with my poor shooting and mismatched shafts have to say that it was a blast. Can check shooting a bow ive made at a event off the bucket list. 

DC:
If you use bamboo garden stakes buy the 4' ones. With the variance in diameter and the ability to position a 30" arrow anywhere in the 4' you can come up with just about any spine you want.

Buck67:
My experiences with bamboo garden stakes is that the same 5/16 diameter bamboo can spine out at 25#, 45#, 75# or 95#.  If you have a lot of bamboo stakes, I started with 300, and a good spine tester you can eventually find a handful of bamboo stakes that will meet your needs.

Much simpler is to go to Lowes or any other big box home improvement store and pick through their collection of 5/16" poplar dowels.  Most of those will spine somewhere between 35# and 45#.  Just make sure to pick the ones with the grain running the whole length of the dowel.  I can usually find 6 or 8 usable ones after picking through 40 or 50.  I have some poplar dowel practice arrows that I have been shooting for 3 years.  They have been shot hundreds of times and I have only had to do minor repairs.

Iowahedge:
What length flecthing should i go with?  70 or 100 grain points?

bjrogg:
The  longer and taller your fletching, the faster your arrow wil straighten out. It will also makes more drag and slow your arrow down. Ideally a well tuned arrow will fly straight without fletching. I really try to get people to shoot a arrow before they fletch it. It is a real eye opener and you can learn a lot from it. A well tuned arrow will straighten out without flectching. To stiff flies sideways tail to the right for right handed. To weak tail to the left for right hander
Bjrogg

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