With what wood did the ancient archers made their arrows and how did they manage the shaft not to get sagged?

Question

With what wood did the ancient archers made their arrows and how did they manage the shaft not to get sagged?

Answer 1

Yew. Arrow straighteners.

Answer 2

Ash, Hazel, rose, cane, bamboo, cedar, pine, oak, birch, dogwood, willow...many other woods and materials, depending on the archer's needs, the locality and the availability of the wood/material.

As for preventing the arrows getting "sagged" -- wood arrows require straightening, just like aluminum arrows. They just need it more often.

Answer 3

ash

Answer 4

Arrows discovered on the Mary Rose were made of poplar, with fewer of hazel, beech and ash. Yew was used to make the bows not arrows.

http://www.maryrose.org/ship/bows2.htm

Answer 5

Woods available for hand-planed shafts are: for hardwoods, Birch, Hickory and Ash; and for softwoods, Cedar, Spruce, Fir and Pine.

The shafts are planed. Hardwood Footings re-inforce the tip of the shaft and so avoids splintering when striking the target. The Notch will also be re-inforced, usually with horn, rawhide, and bone, to avid the string splitting the arrow when loosed.