Thanks to Matt Gundock

[kavogt]

Recently received an order of poplar shafts from Matt, and just wanted to say how great he was to deal with. Very patient with a novice wood shooter like myself. And the shafts are as great at others have led me to believe. I just hope I can do them justice in turning them into arrows.

For anyone looking, I'd heartily recommend him and his arrow shafts to anyone. Thank you, Matt!

[stringstretcher]

Be looking forward to the finished product and you input on those for sure.

[Matt G.]

Ken Thank you! Let us know how they turn out.

[seabass]

don't forget that he grinds a mean feather also.love mine.thanks Matt.

[Matt G.]

Your quite welcome Steve and thank you!

[kavogt]

Well, I probably should have test-stained some scrap poplar before diving in, but I was too anxious to start. Needless to say, I should have waited and bought aniline dye rather than Minwax stain.  After five applications I could only achieve a slight tint. Oh well, live and learn. Guarantees you'll have a another order from me once I get some scratch together, Matt! Hmm, birthday's coming up in a few months... 

I'm sure they'll shoot fine, thought, so I'm just waiting for the last coat of poly to dry.

[Pat B]

kavogt, I recently made these arrows from the same poplar shafts you have. I used medium brown leather dye to stain the forward 2/3 of these arrows. The rear 1/3 was left undyed and 2 coats of Tru-Oil finish on the arrow.
  I made these arrows for my 57" sinew backed osage bow I made not long ago and the medium brown dye comes pretty close to the aging osage in color.  These poplar arrows shoot great and a lot tougher than POC. They fly out of this little bow beautifully.
 

[stickbender]

     Dang Pat, those are nice, as well a very beautiful bow!

                                                Wayne