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Bare shaft breakage
TSA:
sounds like a good chunk of wood. nice ring count!
yes, hemlock is a bit more "brittle" than some other woods- but makes an awesome shaft none the less- heavier than spruce- not as heavy as Fir- about the same as chundoo.
tell me what spine you are looking for- i will have all kinds of odds and ends here- if you pay the shipping- i will send you some spruce and might even have some hemlock
Tuomo:
Here you can see, what really happens:
Too strong arrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBq0Wr6H7uU
Just right arrow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI-jGc5PWRk
You can see quite a significant difference!
I have there a lot of other videos where you can see what happens when arrow is too stiff or weak or just right.
Philipp A:
Hi DC, I find that hemlock in my area (Eastern Canada) wants to splinter. Is it different from Western Hemlock? I have not used it for arrows so I am by no means an expert in this.
Blayne:
Your issue is as Wayne says, standing too far from the target. I have done the same thing with my spruce shafts and it is very frustrating. Called Wayne so he could talk me off the ledge lol. The nock end will snap around quickly and snap that shaft like nothing. The woods have lots of strength through them pile to nock, but laterally thats when they break. I have found that with all the softwoods I have shot. Clip a hard object, like a live tree, suddenly changes the direction and they lift a splinter, or explode. Spruce, poc, hemlock or fir they all seem to perform well, until that sudden change of direction. And I beat the tar out of my arrows:)
I have found western hemlock to be a solid arrow shaft. Nothing to complain about thats for sure. I need to do some bare shafting soon, maybe we can work together on it. I have a foam block target I can bring.
DC:
Last one I broke I was 10' from the target.
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