[Bryn-gwlad] Arrow Shaft weight?

[Bernard Wright]

Finally found a chart that also had the diamater of the shaft, so yes it looks like the 11/32. Were do you get your pre-mades? Hopefully my new bow will be here my next Sunday. -barnet
   
  

Colin MacNachtan <dcm at mccr.org> wrote:
  On Sunday 14 October 2007, Bernard Wright wrote:
> So my question is how do you figure out what spine weight (?) you need and
> how do you go about making arrows, been at least 20+ years since I made any
> arrows. 
> From what I have been able to find so far, my wife needs 45-50 (iv-iv+) and
> mine will need 50-55 (v-v+) per spine charts. So what diamiter shaft does
> this corrispond into? Haven't been able to find that yet. 

Those weights sound reasonable for your bows, though my information is mostly 
from the charts too. I have 50-55 for my 50 pound longbow and they work 
beautifully. My 50-55 arrows came as 11/32" shafts. I think weights lower 
than that tend to be 5/16". I don't know the relative merits of different 
diameters, though.

As for making arrows, I can't help you yet. Learning that is on my list but 
so far I've been buying my arrows pre-made.

Colin
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