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Douglas fir or port orford cedar for arrows?

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eastcreekarchery:
Which is a better wood?

Pat B:
They are both good arrow woods. The fir is probably the tougher of the two.

bradsmith2010:
I think the fur is a little tougher,, both good as stated,, the fur is a bit heavier too right,,?

slowbowjoe:
Yes, doug fir generally runs heavier than cedar... good or bad, depending what you're looking for. Yes again, fir is a tougher wood (good for me as I do lots of stumpin').
Cedar is slightly easier to taper and straighten. I prefer fir, but sometimes go with cedar to keep my arrow weight near where I want.

Bryce:
Douglas fir is where its at. if you you go to the Surewood Shafts website, there is a page on "Why Douglas Fir" for shafting and it lays out a pretty good argument for this species of wood for shafts as opposed to other materials

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