04-03-2008, 08:20 PM
<P>Fletcher, I've been meaning to ask you. That chundo, is it something that you can pick up at a lumberyard up there or do you have to cut your own? Just wondering.</P>
04-03-2008, 08:20 PM
04-04-2008, 09:21 AM
I get a USFS pole permit to cut a bunch of fire killed or bug killed Lodgepole. Then I peel and dry a little more and cut them up on a band saw. I make a centering jig to try to keep my grain lines straight.<br><br>So far I have used them for Rendezvous tent and teepee poles, but getting ready to try some 'chundo' shafts since Port Orford cedar is getting so spendy.<br>
04-04-2008, 08:51 PM
gotcha.<br><br>Yep, that's why I don't shoot cedar anymore. That and the fact that I can get Douglas Fir at any lumberyard around here. I like Sitka Spruce also but that's about as easy to get here as Chundo.<br>
06-08-2008, 01:26 AM
<P> AWSOME Info Indeed!! Thank You for Sharing!! The Lee Valley Looks to be within My Piddly Price Range, Meaning "Not Out Of My Reach"!! I Hope!<IMG src="http://www.websitetoolbox.com/images/boards/smilies/cool.gif" align=absMiddle border=0></P>
09-13-2008, 11:33 PM
Remember, that tool in the first post makes 3/8" dowels. One thing I've found with it it does leave a rough finish. I have the router tool to send it into for a finish pass that brings it to size and cleans it up alot. I sand it a little and they are usually good to go.<br><br>I just found out a couple days ago that Roy and a buddy from another site worked with Lee Valley on developing a set of arrow making bushings for their more expensive model. It just appeared in their new catolog this month. Personally, I'm saving my pennies for that baby. For about $230 I can make my own precision 11/32 shafts. For about $300 I can make just about any arrow shaft I want from 5/16-23/64.<br><br>Kinda pricy, but if you buy some Douglas fir shafts for yourself and a couple kids or the Mrs, well, it can add up fast. Might be worth going in on it with a couple buddies.<br>