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Offline bow101

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Arrow shaft blanks
« on: May 16, 2013, 10:12:29 pm »
What is a good price for Dougals Fir Arrow shaft blanks..? Would $30 - $35  sound good to you guys.?

11/32 Square unspined 1 doz. =  ..?
11/32 Round unspined 1 doz. =  ..?
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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2013, 11:41:24 pm »
for raw unspined shafts IMHO you oughta be goin maybe 15-20 for the squares and 20-25 for the rounds
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2013, 12:11:10 am »
You can get premium douglas fir shafts (Surewood Shafts), spine and weight matched for $40/dozen.    If you are looking at shaft blanks that are unspined, and you are buying them by the dozens, expect to by 6-8 dozen, so that you might end up with one dozen matched in spine...who knows maybe you will get lucky and it will be the spine you need.   ;)
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Offline bow101

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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2013, 12:40:57 am »
Can you still spine the square blanks..?  I have access to ton's of Old growth fir.  I was thinking of maybe making a few hundred or so and sell them. 
Or maybe better off spining the arrows and be done with it.
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Offline bubby

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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2013, 08:52:43 pm »
I ever get ahead i'm gonna try some of those arrow shafts Carson, they shure look good
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Offline BowEd

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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2013, 09:05:55 pm »
I just ordered a couple dozen 11/32" douglas firs from surewood.39$/doz.plus shipping.I've heard very good things about surewoods shafts.They split them by hand and guarantee at least 4 growth rings per shaft.The spining and weight on a dozen are really close too.
bow101....Go for it make a slug of em.If you don't someone else will do something else with the wood.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Arrow shaft blanks
« Reply #6 on: May 20, 2013, 04:28:13 pm »
At any rate I may be able to do $30 - $25 per dozen arrow blanks spined and weighted. 11/32" X 33"- 34" lenght......?  They would be hunter grade though not premium.

What you guys use mostly, (sizes and wood species)..? Let me know, Thank you,
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