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The resultant point-of-balance of the arrow shaft was thus 38.5% of the length of the arrow from the tip.

Thickness at end of feather: 11 mm (0.43 in).

Thickness at waist line: 8.5 mm (0.33 in).

A Qing dynasty arrow shaft was examined by archery enthusiast Peter Dekker and found to exhibit the following qualities: This allows for an arrow that has an optimum weight yet retains enough strength to resist flex. By reinforcing the area most likely to break, the arrow is more likely to survive impact, while maintaining overall flexibility and lighter weight.Ī barreled arrow shaft is one that tapers in diameter bi-directionally. Footed arrows will typically consist of a short length of hardwood near the head of the arrow, with the remainder of the shaft consisting of softwood. Known by some as the finest of wood arrows, footed arrows were used both by early Europeans and Native Americans. Sometimes a shaft will be made of two different types of wood fastened together, resulting in what is known as a footed arrow. This does not include the other elements of a finished arrow, so a complete arrow will be heavier than the shaft alone. For example, a shaft that is 30 inches (760 mm) long and has a GPI of 9.5 weighs 285 grains (18 grams).

The length of a shaft in inches multiplied by its GPI rating gives the weight of the shaft in grains. The weight of an arrow shaft can be expressed in GPI ( grains per inch). Bows with higher draw weight will generally require stiffer arrows, with more spine (less flexibility) to give the correct amount of flex when shot. However, most traditional bows are not center-shot and the arrow has to deflect around the handle in the archer's paradox such bows tend to give most consistent results with a narrower range of arrow spine that allows the arrow to deflect correctly around the bow. "Center-shot" bows, in which the arrow passes through the central vertical axis of the bow riser, may obtain consistent results from arrows with a wide range of spines. In order to strike consistently, a group of arrows must be similarly spined. The stiffness of the shaft is known as its spine, referring to how little the shaft bends when compressed, hence an arrow which bends less is said to have more spine. A traditional premium material is Port Orford Cedar. Such shafts are typically made from an aluminium core wrapped with a carbon fibre outer. Traditional arrow shafts are made from strong, lightweight wood, bamboo, or reeds, while modern shafts may be made from aluminium, carbon fibre reinforced plastic, or a combination of materials. The shaft is the primary structural element of the arrow, to which the other components are attached. The diameter of a single carbon fiber is approx. The Mg-Al-Si-fiber enhances the flexibility of the arrow. The fibers of the carbon tubes are not twisted, to ensure a maximum of possible mechanical tension of the arrow. The "white" fiber is twisted around the inner carbon tube. In between both carbon layers, another fiber is used (white fiber). The arrow is a bond of two carbon tubes, an inner and an outer tube (black wires). These may fly farther than heavier arrows, and an enemy without suitable equipment may find himself unable to return them.Ĭomponents Shaft A side profile of an Easton Carbon One arrow with a spine of 900, taken with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). Very short arrows have been used, shot through a guide attached either to the bow (an "overdraw") or to the archer's wrist (the Turkish "siper").

Arrows recovered from the Mary Rose, an English warship that sank in 1545 whose remains were raised in 1982, were mostly 76 cm (30 in) long. However, most modern arrows are 75 cm (30 in) to 96 cm (38 in) in length. Size Schematic of an arrow with many parts.Īrrow sizes vary greatly across cultures, ranging from eighteen inches to six feet (45 cm to 150 cm). Archery seems to have arrived in the Americas with the Arctic small tool tradition, about 4,500 years ago. The oldest bow so far recovered is about 8,000 years old, found in the Holmegård swamp in Denmark. They had shallow grooves on the base, indicating that they were shot from a bow. The oldest evidence of the use of bows to shoot arrows dates to about 10,000 years ago it is based on pinewood arrows found in the Ahrensburg valley north of Hamburg.

Likely arrowheads made from animal bones have been discovered in the Fa Hien Cave in Sri Lanka which are also the oldest evidence for the use of arrows outside of Africa dating to c. 64,000 years ago, were found in Sibudu Cave, current South Africa. The oldest evidence of likely arrowheads, dating to c.