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bradsmith2010:
Ok I understand,, but you can have more than one form,,
if you are making a bow that draws 24 inches,, you can learn to shoot it,
then go back to your long draw form as needed,
just takes a bit of practice and confidence,,
but do what is best for you, I have just made so many bows that were Native Style,, that I learned I could shoot more than one draw length,, including longer draws than I normally shoot, when I would make a bow for someone like you,,you just have to have fun,, (SH)

Todd Mathis:
Great question!  I would love to see some of these wooden arrows.  I'm not sure I've ever seen a douglas fir arrow.  Are they tougher than cedar?

Pat B:
For doweled arrows I've used POC, Sitka spruce, Doug. fir but the toughest I've ever used was poplar(Liriodendron tulipifera). Poplar is about the same weight as POC, maybe slightly lighter. Sitka spruce and Doug fir are both slightly heavier and both are tougher than POC.
My other go to shafting is either hill cane or Sourwood(Oxydendrum arboreum) shoots and sometimes red osier dogwood.

Strelets:
I agree with Pat about poplar. It is very much stronger than POC or pine but no heavier. Ash is stronger still, but will add about 60 to 100 grains in weight over poplar.  When I used POC I used to break about one arrow per week, with poplar it is one every few months but with ash it is less than one a year.

Ash and poplar need heat to straighten them, but once you have got them straight they will usually stay that way. POC and the other softwoods are easily bent or broken by glancing off a target boss or 3D target.

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