Arrows for gorilla arms

[weeniebeenie]

hi everyone:I was just wondering if anyone knew where I could get some long shafts from for my new longbow? I have a 35" draw length and I would like to try to make my own arrows but I am finding it impossible to find anything over 32" long.Also can anybody give me some pointers on what size shat I need etc, My bow is 54lb @28. thanks guys for your time.

[Tarkwin]

you could try making footed arrows...

try contacting bowyers, they may well have come across this in the past..

http://www.english-longbow.co.uk/

T.

[cuddles]

Stu369 is right, we had some arrows made for my son they were 35" long. They were not footed , just ordinary.They were expensive about £95 per dozen.If you want i will try and get contact details for you

[Macbow]

You could try footing as already suggested. There is a link to the flybow archery shop on my website where you can buy a shaft repair/footing jig. I use it to fix shafts that have broken behind the point. I spend a lot of time and money on wooden shafts so will repair them when I can. The jig is cheap and really easy to use - email me if you need any instructions - and the repair/foot is almost invisible if you use similar shafting and very strong. Some of my arrows have been repaired two or three times and have never broken along the previous repair. Remember that shafts are spine tested at 26" and lose spine weight as the arrow gets longer - someone will know more about this but if I remember correctly it's 2-3 lbs per inch so you'll need heavy spined shafts for a 35 inch arrow. Give Dennis at Goldflight a shout as he may be willing to send you a variety of spined shafts to experiment with. The pine shaft grain direction is very straight which is good when you are adding length.

[Miner Willy]

I agree with Macbow, Dennis at goldflight has great customer service and would do his best to help you.

My only concern is that you mention your new longbow is 54lb at 28". Have you had to bow itself tillered to 35 or 36 inches ortherwise you are putting an already breaking stick under enormous stress by drawing it an extra 7" more than it has been designed to be drawn.

[alanesq]

http://www.archery-centre.co.uk/
sell 35" shafts - they are not matched and an odd thickness but they are the only long ones I have found so far

[Schme1440]

Originally Posted by Miner Willy

I agree with Macbow, Dennis at goldflight has great customer service and would do his best to help you.

My only concern is that you mention your new longbow is 54lb at 28". Have you had to bow itself tillered to 35 or 36 inches ortherwise you are putting an already breaking stick under enormous stress by drawing it an extra 7" more than it has been designed to be drawn.

Exactly. I dont know alot about longbows but when I was down getting shafts for my Hungairan bow I was chatting with Carol Edwards Husband. He was saying that a longbow is 90% broken at its tillered draw length. If your drawing a 28" bow to 35" then it is effectivelty 112.5% broke. Whichi isnt good.

[provins]

Contact Chris Boyton on 020 8561 2053.
Chris makes the shafts that other people sell,and he will cut them to the length you need.
As Schme rightly points out if your bow hasn't been tillered to 35" it will probably break.
If the weight increases at 2lb per inch then your bow will be 68lb at 35".
Check with the bowyer on this one .
I reckon you will have to get a bow made to suit your draw length.
By the way, which bit of the country are you in and what discipline/s do you shoot?

[weeniebeenie]

Thanks for all the advice guys, I`ll sift though all your answers in the next few days but at least now I have some food for thought. Just to let you know my bow is tillered to 36" so that isn`t a problem.
Thanks for your time.

[Miner Willy]

Glad to hear the bow is tillered to 36" as I wouldn't want you to craft some lovely arrows for you to break your bow the first time you use it.