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Anybody try mahogany?
Mo_coon-catcher:
I'm curious if anyone has tried mahogany for areows and what they thought of it?
I can easily find perfect grained boards at menards so I figured why not. And turned out a couple dozen 3/8" shafts. One board was much more dense than the other turning out ahafts around 450gr and spinning around 70-75 pounds and the others came out around 300gr with a 50# spine. Te first seemed about right for 3/8" shafts with te others seeming a bit light. But I'll make them into artows and see how they do. The spines seemed to land within about a 5 pound window in each group and the weights were within 20gr. So I'm not going to complain about te consistency.
Kyle
RBLusthaus:
I never have made shafts from mahogany because, for me, the wood is expensive and harder to come by. Any nice board I can find becomes furniture, dresser boxes, or a jewelry box.
I would think it would be too light spined anyway and the shafts would not be too durable. They would, if finished bright, be absolutely beautiful though. Please let me know how they turn out.
Russ
Mo_coon-catcher:
Here's how the first batch of shafts look. His is the lighter weight and spine of them. I'm going to order some feathers tonight and fletch them up when they get in. Thougj I might have enough feathers to fletch a few of them.
Kyle
bjrogg:
Perfect time to bareshaft them.
Bjrogg
feathersnwood:
I've always wondered what kind of arrows mahogany would make . Looks like some good ones can't wait to see them fletched up . Also great talking to you at mojam . Andy
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