RE: laminated arrows?
 

Chad I agree. I will definitely go back to Cedar. I like it also because cedar is easy to straighten, takes stains well and is relatively inexpensive. But if you want a heavy arrow these Laminated Birch are a good choice. I shoot a 29" arrow and with a crown dip/cresting, 3 5" feathers and a 125 grn. point they finished at right around 700 grains even.

RE: laminated arrows?
 

I finally went out and got some laminated birch shafts. I got some 70-75 spine 11/32 shafts. I found that they were about as straight as any dozen of un premium shafts I have ever gotten. Six of them were pretty good and the other six had some curve and bend to them. I took the curvy six and burned them with a torch to make a natural kind of camo. Just a meandering pattern. I striaghtened them as I burned them and it worked very well. I think that it works better that way because they are heated in the burning process. I then mixed up some food coloring and dyed them a light yellowish green. 7 drops of yellow, 2 drops of green food coloring in a shot glass half full of rubbing alcohol, paint on with foam brush. 5 coats of gasket laquer later I have six reasonably straight, attractive, 580-600gr shafts ready to fletch up. They are not as straight as a carbon or aluminum arrow but they are plenty straigh enough that they will fly just fine even with a broadhead. I just have to make these up and test them out to see how they fly but they look impressive enough and if they are as tough as I have heard they are I think they would work quite well for roving/stump shooting and hunting.