Stocked in 5/16" from 25 to 45lb., and in 11/32" from 40 to 70lb., all in five pound increments. Because they are graded in the U.S.A. for composite bows, it is best to knock off about 10lb in weight if you are shooting a wooden bow. £21.60 per dozen.

These Scots Pine shafts are made to a very high standard, and we are selling more and more of these as archers realise what good quality they are. They are made up to 45/50 lb. in 5/16" and up to 70 lb. in 11/32", in 5 lb increments. £20.40 per dozen. Please check first for availability.

These are a light hardwood 8mm x 900mm (slightly thinner than 5/16"). They are suitable for beginners' arrows for light-weight bows, or for children. These are remarkably straight and strong for the price. They take 5/16" nocks and points. £6.90 per doz.

9mm x 900mm (slightly fatter than 11/32"). If you are fitting 11/32" plastic nocks to 9mm you will need a 23/64" taper tool. Suitable for taller people or for stronger bows, and ideal for battles because of their strength. If you are ordering a large quantity please try to order well in advance £7.50 per doz.

10mm x 900mm (about 3/8" x 35"). Same quality as above, but suitable for big blokes with heavyweight longbows. £8.50 per doz.

12mm x 900mm. We have had quite a few requests for shafts in the same diameter as were used in medieval battles, for making replica arrows. We have finally tracked some down which are a teensy-weensy bit under ½" in diameter, at £10.80 per dozen

These are like large pencil sharpeners, and they cut the two different angles for nocks and tapered points. We stock them for two different diameters of wooden shafting, 5/16" and 11/32" at £4.50 each.

We have tried many glues, but we find that the best glue for sticking feather fletchings and plastic nocks to wood is HMG, which we stock at £2.50 per tube.

It is no good for glueing metal points onto wood, for which we recommend Araldite. You can buy this in a syringe dispenser, which saves you from getting it all over your fingers, and it gives you the correct amounts of glue and hardener. We don't stock this, never got around to it, but all DIY shops sell it.