I am a compound hunter and a novice recurve shooter. My dream is to build my own bow and arrows to hunt with. Anyway, I still need lot's of practice before even attempting to hunt with a recurve.

I am interested in building my own wooden arrows. I read an article last night that said that hickory was the wood of choice. Where can I buy them? Are regular wooden dowels in the lumber yard hickory? Can I use regular dowels? I figure they probably aren't straight enough. I am also looking for a good book and/or website on traditional hunting and bow and arrow building. Thanks for any help.