"Korean" arrow nock

[Grasshopper Mouse]

I've got a fellow who has ordered a set of bamboo arrows to go along with his Korean bow.
I'm using the Chinese bamboo shafts that most of us have seen but the typical Korean arrow has wood nocks that I've never made before.
I have to say I'm quite pleased with how the first one has turned out. Now all I have to do is finish the next eleven...

Guy

[lostarrow]

 

[Pat B]

You did a nice job on the wood nock but with the grain running lengthwise I think I put a wrap around it to keep it from splitting.

[Grasshopper Mouse]

Pat, it may not be easy to see in the picture but the string slot is going across the grain. I've done enough regular self nocks to know that much 
In any case, these will be wrapped with thread as part of the build plan.

Guy

[bow101]

Thats really cool makes so much sense, ...........

[IdahoMatt]

Nice craftsmanship looks very clean.  God job can't wait to see all of them together and finished

[Aussie Yeoman]

Any chance you'd be willing to share some progress pics of the next ones?

[Grasshopper Mouse]

Aussie, once I get this order finished I'll be making a blog post to show the whole progress. When I get it done I'll post the link here.

As for progress, I finished the other eleven nocks today. I normally make my self nocks all the same but this time there is some variation from one nock to another. The blanks are from 3R and they have pretty poor quality control, leading to variation in the finished nocks. If I do nocks like these again I'll figure out how to make the blanks myself.
With these nocks I'm trying to reproduce traditional Korean nocks. The arrows will be shot with a thumb ring and I think that's where the bulbous end comes into play.
This is a fun project.

Guy

[Grasshopper Mouse]

I finally finished these arrows today.
As promised, I did a blog post on their construction:
http://greenmanarchery.blogspot.com/2013/12/interesting-new-project.html

Lots of pictures so if you have a dial-up connection you have my apologies.

Guy

[Buckeye Guy]

Guy
Good stuff !
But you need to quit signing your posts "Guy" cause you are confusing me to death !
Have fun !
Guy

[JW_Halverson]

Guy
Good stuff !
But you need to quit signing your posts "Guy" cause you are confusing me to death !
Have fun !
Guy

It's easy to keep straight, Buckeye.  You pronounce it with a hard G and a long I, he pronounces it with a hard g and a long I.  Simple, right?


Love the look of those nocks, thinking of ways I can adapt those to wooden shafts rather than cane...got a few ideas.

[Buckeye Guy]

v splice JW !
or start with heavy shafts !
Guy

[lostarrow]

Excellent craftsmanship as always ,Guy!

[Grasshopper Mouse]

Apologies for the confusion, Guy.
You'd be surprised at how many "Guy's" I've met over the course of my life. There was even a gentleman with my same first and last name in the general area I lived in a few years ago. Heck, his mother called me one night thinking I was him!

JW, I've seen nocks like this made by sanding the end of the shaft to a "V" and then gluing two pieces of wood onto the sides of the V and shaping the nock from there.
Jeez, that's not easy to describe. Did it make any sense? Avcase makes his flight arrow nocks like this over on PP.

Or...
Lee Valley has this critter: http://www.leevalley.com/US/Wood/page.aspx?p=32280&cat=1,180,42240,53317&ap=1
Drill your nock blank with that for a female side, taper the shaft with a pencil sharpener for the male side, glue them together, shape your nock... Bob's your uncle.

Guy

[Buckeye Guy]

Apologies for the confusion, Guy.
You'd be surprised at how many "Guy's" I've met over the course of my life. There was even a gentleman with my same first and last name in the general area I lived in a few years ago. Heck, his mother called me one night thinking I was him

Guy

I know there are several of us out there !
I was just ribbing you !
I was a little shocked to find another on here !
Glad to have you here and hope I don't drag the name down for you !
Guy