Pine arrows?

[salad days]

Has anyone ever tried Radiata Pine for making shafts?  I have some long pieces left over from framing in some windows and they look pretty hard for pine. Nice straight grain too.

[DanaM]

Never heard of it but they ought to work. If they have straight grain I'd give it a try.

[El Destructo]

all I could find on it.....I think they need to plant them in the UP....and forget about the Jack Pines!!!

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
PROPERTY
 DESCRIPTION
 
Color
 Dark brown heartwood; yellowish white sapwood.
 
Knots
 Normally strong, healthy and dark brown in color.
 
Ring Growth
 Pronounced.
 
Fiber
 Straight, except rings near pith.
 
Texture
 Fine and homogeneous.
 
Odor
 Slightly resinous.
 
Nominal Density
 450 Kg/m³
 
Shrinkage
 From green state to 0% moisture content.
 
Tangential
 7.0%
 
Radial
 4.2%
 
Volumetric
 11.2%
 
Natural Durability
 Category 5, not durable, i.e., the wood's useful life is less than 5 years.
 
Permeability
 Sapwood and heartwood, easy to treat. Retention > 240 Kg/m³.
 

[salad days]

Is that all you could find? I checked out the scraps and the sticker on one sead product of New Zealand of all places. No wonder this stuff wasn't cheap.

[El Destructo]

And it grows all over California too

[Joe M]

Has anyone ever tried Radiata Pine for making shafts?  I have some long pieces left over from framing in some windows and they look pretty hard for pine. Nice straight grain too.

Where I work sells Radiata Pine in 1X 4, 6, & 8"...   It comes from our supplier (Woodstock Supply) out of Rapid City, SD...  I'm sure they would have more information on this stuff then I do.  It is my understanding that this Radiata Pine is a "replacement" pine for the #1 pine (no knots).  The folks that have used this seem to really like it, and I agree that the grain looks good and straight, and this isn't a soft pine, IMHO...

[El Destructo]

They are using it to replant Old Growth that is cut down...because it grows fast and straight....seems to be good arrow wood