Archery: Port Orford Cedar Arrow Shafting
We buy premium quality, factory-spined 5/16" straight shafts by the thousand, then spine and weigh them by hand.
The result is tightly matched sets in 1 or 2 pound spine groups, weighing +/- 5 grains!
Tired of buying hundreds of shafts to get the 1 or 2 dozen matching ones you need? Buy our matched sets instead.
If you need help identifying what spine poundage you need for your type of shooting, please contact us and Richie can crunch the numbers.
We specialize in shafts for traditional target shooting with light poundage bows, especially by SCA lady and youth champions!
Prices: *
$24.00 per dozen for short (28.5") shafts under 30#
$36.00 per dozen for full-length (32") shafts under 30#
$45.00 per dozen for full-length (32" shafts 30# and stiffer
To order cedar, please get in touch with us by e-mail and tell us what you're looking for (spine weight and quantity) so we can check our inventory and calculate your total. We ship to U.S. addresses only, via USPS or UPS.
Massachusetts customers must pay 6.25% MA Sales Tax.
About the "short" shafts: On our most recent cedar purchase, we decided to invest in some shorter shafts (28.5") because they are considerably less expensive. Consider these for archers with short draw lengths and light bows and save some money.
A note on quality: "Premium" means the grain follows the length of the shaft better than usual, and the finish is a bit more polished, but it is common for shafts to have rough ends from the manufacturing process, and some sticks are just, well, "sticky" (sappy). Also, Wood is a natural material, subject to flaws and anomalies, and easily affected by humidity. Some straightening will be required, especially with the "flimsies". (Richie straightens them enough, if needed, during the spining step.) While processing our cedar shafts, we discard any which have defects that would prevent making a full-length arrow, but please accept our apologies if any problems slip through — and always inspect the whole shaft before you cut to length!
* In February of 2025, we had to raise our prices. We held our old prices since 2014, through several cost increases.
In addition to the increases in the cost of cedar from our manufacturer (Rose City), the Federal Excise Tax (FET) is now 63 cents per shaft! Low-spined shafts are not subject to the FET as they are not considered "hunting" equipment. The FET is prepaid by us and included in our pricing structure.
We are proud that our price is still well below what others charge for shafts that are only factory spined and are not weight-matched at all. We consider this attention to detail as our service to the traditional archery community.