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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: stringstretcher on March 11, 2012, 10:14:37 am

Title: How many shoot?
Post by: stringstretcher on March 11, 2012, 10:14:37 am

How many of you shoot arrow shafts that are larger than 11/32?

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: half eye on March 11, 2012, 12:33:02 pm

Most of mine are 3/8 or slightly larger depending on if I'm too lazy to take them down all the way.
rich

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: Dictionary on March 11, 2012, 02:37:02 pm

i have about 25 shoots seasoning right now of varying different diameter, most probably 5/16 to 3/8 or so. I am thinking i will scrape the bark off of them and if they are too stiff, scrape some wood off but otherwise i don't think i'll worry about diameter for this set. Straighten them, fletch them, shoot them. If they are too stiff, i can always take off some more wood, right?  :P Gotta start somewhere i guess.

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 11, 2012, 03:35:11 pm

23/64ths

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: Bevan R. on March 11, 2012, 03:37:25 pm

My commercial made POC is 11/32. The western red ceder I make is between 3/8 / 1/2 inch. Still working on cane and bamboo. I bought some bamboo off ebay. listed as 50# spine. they are less then 5/16 (I think). Little bitty suckers.

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: Stefan on March 11, 2012, 03:51:22 pm

11/32 sitka spruce have a maximum spine of 74# or so, there is no reason for me to go thicker than 11/32. I don't make my own shafts

stefan

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: seabass on March 11, 2012, 06:12:06 pm

i shoot mostly 23/64.

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: Fred Arnold on March 11, 2012, 06:47:35 pm

Most of my wood arrow shafts are 23/64 barrel tapered to 5/16 and the bamboo shafts between 8-10mm. 

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: Pappy on March 12, 2012, 09:08:05 am

11/32 most of the time on bought wood arrows, not sure on shoot shafts, just work them till they fly. ;) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: How many shoot?
Post by: RDK on March 12, 2012, 03:13:29 pm

23/64