Nock

[Ifrit617]

I make all pin nocks, so I cut in with a hacksaw, use a knife blade to pop off the cut out and clean it up with a file... takes 30 seconds..

Jon

[Boofus]

I use a very fine toothed hacksaw, then widen them out with a tile saw blade. all that's left after that is to sand it and steel wool it up.

[rossfactor]

I'm a chainsaw file guy as well, and I'm looking for something better. File clogs so easily.  But its hard to find a round wood file in small enough dimensions.

Gabe

[autologus]

I use a 5/32 chainsaw file for cut in nocks and my band saw for pin nocks.

Grady

[BowEd]

After making my nock with a 5/32" chain saw file I take some of this cloth backed fine grit sand paper otherwise used by plumbers for joints on pipes.I rip a 1/4" strip a foot long.Twist it to a round profile and do the old shoe shining motion on my nocks.Makes em smooth as glass,the depth you want only takes a short minute to do.

[Tom Leemans]

I prefer my little 4" rat-tail bastard file, then wrap sand paper around it or a small dowel to finish up.

[soy]

Chainsaw file also , finish work with sandpaper around file but I feel the pain on the complaints about this file clogging problem