Dry Arrows

[Don Case]

Bow wood can be over-dried, what about arrows? As long as they are spined correctly they shouldn't bend too much, should they?

[bow101]

Don I find it best if the wood you are wanting to work is dry, as in lumber yard dry is the way I look at it. Just leave the wood in a garage where it can acclimatize fora few days then work it. I have only broke arrows so far from hitting a hard surface or pulling out from target with to much force.  Line up your grain when you make your nock.

[Don Case]

I have a bunch of OS sticks that I collect on my daily walk. I get 5 or so each time. I dry them in the air for a month or so and then put them in a hot box. Because they have all been drying for different lengths of time I got to wondering if some might be getting too dry.

[JEB]

I was left with a couple hundred Port Orford cedar shafts  from my dad that he had in his archery shop that he closed in 1968.  They are pretty dry and work just fine.

I gave a lot of them away and the people using them have had no problems.