HEX shafts?

[robtattoo]

Waiting with interest.......

[RichardH]

Any update on the hex shafts?

[EDIT]
No worries - have seen the comments in this thread which help.

[Macbow]

Hi Richard - personally I won't be using Hexshafts again. Check out the Boyton Pine shafts - very straight grain, very consistent weight, like all wood they might need the occasional straighten but so far my impression is these are much more stable than cedar. They are slightly heavier but I prefer that. They also plane very well with less tearing and ripping - I like to taper mine from 11/32 to 5/16. I do miss that great cedar smell but I wouldn't go back to POC now.

[Karen]

Can I just put in a word for the hexshafts against all this bad publicity ?
I buy them direct in 4 dozens from Canada - weight and spine matched.
They usually arrive within the week in perfect condition .
They are easy to finish, normally the majority do not need straightening, if they do then it is no more difficult than any other shafts, and are always very closely matched and easy to make into matched sets.
Yes - you need a taper tool with a sharp blade and a bit more care, and tapering with a sander is better, but then this is better with any other type of shaft, too. The laminations mean that you don't have to worry about the alignment of nocks being wrong, you can be flexible about what you do, and they are, above all, consistent. They don't give a different spine every time you turn them.They make the building of matched arrows much easier for people who are just starting, and mean that you can repeat what works the next time you order.
I have been using them now for two years and don't think that I am a beginner any more - I won the French FFTA (IFAA) title this year with them, setting a new record for the Field round, which must give them some credibility in these situations, especially over the longer distances.
Before shooting longbow (flatbow I suppose it would be over there) I shot the Barebow recurve, taking several Championship titles in 2005. With this I was shooting ACC carbons which were always the same - hence when I took up the flatbow I was looking for the best way to produce a good, consistent and repeatable arrow.
For me, the hexshafts have been great as I know what I am dealing with straight away and can produce a good, consistent and repeatable WOODEN arrow so that I can get out and shoot and not have to spend hours battling with the mysteries of the traditional myths and tales of arrow selection and building.
The only actual problem found seems to have been that when twisted in a taper tool they creaked and groaned, and then these proved to have been damaged. Why not just change the method a bit and use the advantages fully of these shafts?
You still have to learn how to fletch them, tune them to your bow and all the other skills, but you can at least eliminate one of the problems and start with a known quantity.
And before you ask - NO I don't get paid to promote them. They just work for me !

[RichardH]

Thanks for that info - looks like we're going to give them a go (like you - importing from Canada). Going to get a batch of medium spine which should suit a few people at the club, so we can try hitting trees with them for a bit and see how they perform