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Poplar arrows

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Robert Pougnier:
That's awesome none of them broke! I really like the greenish brown, I'd love to make a set of 8 just of those. I would have guessed the black was something else labelled as poplar if it wasn't for the blotches we've been seeing. Now I'm not sure, but I like them.

Pappy:
Popular makes a great arrow, sometimes depending on where they grow they will have black streaks, the minerals in the ground our where cattle or live stock has been, it draws it up into the tree, beautiful. Pappy

WhistlingBadger:
There used to be a seller on Etsy that sold poplar arrow shafts.  I don't remember the name of the shop.  I remember they didn't always stay straight, but they were super easy to re-straighten.  I don't think I ever used them for anything more substantial than hay bales, so the comments on durability were interesting.  They were super cheap, as I remember.  Maybe I'll try to find them again.

How are they for weight compared to, say, POC or Doug fir?

Robert Pougnier:
I've never used POC or Doug fir so unfortunately I cannot say. They compare to sourwood and rose shafts I've made as far as a weight for a given diameter, maybe they are a little lighter. Rose is pretty darn dense.

Pat B:
The ones I got from Charlie weighed about the same as ERC. I never had a problem with Charlie's staying straight because he air dried and seasoned his stock for 2 years before he made shafts.

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