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arrow/shaft source?
Knoll:
Like Strelets posted, tulip poplar at 5/16 will likely work. But you're gonna need to buy manufactured dowels or make your own from boards. I use the 1/2" boards avail at big orange box store, and hand plane 'em down.
POC should be doable too.
Also, Wayne at TSA would be good resource to speak with.
Pat B:
Tulip poplar makes great shafts. Very strong but lighter than POC in my experience. I have and have used 11/32" poplar shafting.
Hawkdancer:
Red osier dogwood May work also- don’t have weight specs on the tip of my tongue,
but it is light and tough. I will be bringing some to MoJam, well cured and bark on.
Hawkdancer
Bob Barnes:
thanks guys! I will look around for those poplar dowels or just make my own since I have a month.
TSA:
thanks all, for the referrals :D
hi Bob, i can help you with the correlation between spine and mass, more so with our own shafts- but the formula kinda stays the same for all the woods- just the size of the numbers vary.
i am more than happy to help you with any question or technical data i can help you with, and i certainly dont expect you to purchase shafts from us.
If you are planning to build them by hand with a "shooting board", there are lots of folk on here that do that heaps.
if you are going to build a jig- either a router based or table saw based jig- i can help some with that- i have built a few of them, but more so if you are planning on using the veritas jig- thats how we started many years ago- and i notched up a lot of hours on that jig :D
thats just if you need some assistance. i am sure you are more than capable
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