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Russ:
Hi guys! I just finished my first selfbow and now I need to make some arrows! I have seen people make them out of rose but those ones were crude. how do you make an arrow shaft is my question. do you get a billet of sorts, bandsaw it and put it on a shooting board or do you find sticks, straiten them and then smooth them? any help is appriciated!

DC:
All of the above :D Any way you can end up with a straight stick will work. That said some woods will be better than other.

Pat B:
I'd suggest for your first arrows you start off with commercial dowel shafts. It will teach you a lot about arrow making and help you understand about the way arrows work without a lot of frustration. We have sponsors that carry arrow shafting, former sponsors that are friends of the site that carry shafting and we have our own "Trading Post" where if you ask nicely you may find someone that has some shafts to spare.
 What draw weight is your bow and how long is your draw? Knowing these things will help you find the correct shafts so you can make good shooting arrows.
 Once you learn to build arrows there are tons of options as far as shafting goes from hand split and planed shafts, sawn out arrow blanks with quite a few methods for making arrows to collecting shoot shaft materials and all the fun that goes with that.

Russ:
my draw length is 26" and my biggest poundage bow was about 25# @ 28"

Wally44:
I use hickory sawn out of boards they r a lot tougher than cedar or sitka spruce you need heat to straighten though

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