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Doug fir and turkey feathers.


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What I can’t get over is the price of materials to build arrows. It’s been about 15 years or so since I have bought shafts and the price has increased significantly. I used to sell custom arrows for $65 a dozen shipped.
 
Heydeerman said:
What I can’t get over is the price of materials to build arrows. It’s been about 15 years or so since I have bought shafts and the price has increased significantly. I used to sell custom arrows for $65 a dozen shipped.
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Man they’re double that easy now. Hard to make them for that now. Feathers are 1$ ea.
 
There’s a guy selling wood arrows for a couple bennies on the Leatherwall. Granted they are beautiful and he obviously makes a quality arrow and his craftsmanship has value. They are probably worth it but I’d be afraid to shoot em.
 
Can I add a few questions too please.

How do you calculate spine? Is it based on the diameter of the arrows? Or just by making arrow shorter or longer?

Does dyeing/dipping/painting the arrow changes its weight and spines?

I heard of heat treating wood self bow to make it stronger. Do you do the same with arrows?
 
HuumanCreed said:
Can I add a few questions too please.

How do you calculate spine? Is it based on the diameter of the arrows? Or just by making arrow shorter or longer?

Does dyeing/dipping/painting the arrow changes its weight and spines?

I heard of heat treating wood self bow to make it stronger. Do you do the same with arrows?
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Wood arrow shafting is usually sold in spine ranges. For instance, I buy my Douglas Fir shafts for my 56# longbow in 55-60 spine. If I cut them 29 or so inches that is usually just fine. Since wood is a natural thing and each arrow is a bit different from the next there will be some variability, but it is generally not too much to worry with. For measuring spine, there is a tool that you put the arrow shaft in and hang, I believe, a 2-pound weight at certain point on the shaft. A dial connected to the weight shows how much the arrow shaft bends under the weight. This is how much deflection that shaft has, hence the spine strength. It is usually stated as say .375 deflection, etc.

Painting can add some weight, but it is negligible. It won't change spine as far as I can tell.

Fire hardening is a thing with bows but i have not heard of using it for wood arrows. They are pretty darn durable. I have slammed my wood arrows into all sorts of things accidentally I just knew I destroyed the arrow, but it was fine. They will take some punishment.
 
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Heydeerman said:
What I can’t get over is the price of materials to build arrows. It’s been about 15 years or so since I have bought shafts and the price has increased significantly. I used to sell custom arrows for $65 a dozen shipped.
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You cant hardly make a set of nutters for $65 now.
 
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