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Offline osage outlaw

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Arrow build-a-long
« on: June 01, 2016, 04:37:18 pm »
There was a vendor at Marshall selling straightened bamboo shafts really cheap.  Several of us picked up a bundle from him.  I started working on mine and thought it would be a good idea to do a build-a-long.  I want to improve my arrow making and could use some help along the way.  I spined a few of the shafts and they were all in the low 60's.  That's a little heavy for what I shoot.  The arrows are long right now.  I'm going to finish the nock end and keep shortening them until I get good arrow flight.  I've never done any bare shaft tuning.  I'm not sure how that works.  I guess I'll figure that out when the time comes. 

So far I've drilled a hole for the nock and wrapped the shafts to help prevent cracking.




I used a utility knife to rough out the nocks.  I'll be working on these in the evenings after I get home from work.  It might take me a while to finish them up.






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Offline Knoll

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #1 on: June 01, 2016, 04:42:09 pm »
bareshaft testing . . . consistent draw/anchor is needed. Looking forward to your arrow-building approach.
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #2 on: June 01, 2016, 05:14:01 pm »
I'll be following this! Always loved arrows , from the finely crafted, to the most primitive.
Good luck!
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2016, 05:23:30 pm »
After what you did to Bill I doubt he'll jump in for any pointers
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2016, 05:47:00 pm »
i picked up a couple o dozen of those as well. so gonna follow a long.
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #5 on: June 01, 2016, 07:43:24 pm »
Pauly is likely correct. Or, some misinformation may be imparted.   >:D
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #6 on: June 01, 2016, 07:48:38 pm »
Quote from: paulsemp on June 01, 2016, 05:23:30 pm
After what you did to Bill I doubt he'll jump in for any pointers
Naaaaaa......This will be good to help others with building arra's....Thanks Clint

Paul/Mike.....Clint will be looking over his shoulder for a while ;)

Though Clint makes pretty good arra's himself........
You have a good start..... drilling through the tape will help from splitting on the back side of the hole.  File or sand the hole smooth the boo can be very sharp and cut your string serving.  Make you nock a little wider than your string and for the final touches, heat the tips of the nock with a candle and with a needle nose pliers pinch the tips just a bit, making snap on knocks for hunting.

To reduce the spine some, you could chuck the shaft in a drill, fixed in a vice and sand down the shafts a bit.
Keep it coming Clint
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2016, 08:56:29 pm »
What's your drill size? The protective wrap is what kinda tape?
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2016, 09:01:42 pm »
Don't forget to take a square file and chamfer the nock................
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2016, 09:03:36 pm »
triangle file?
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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2016, 09:05:38 pm »
Square ....90 deg.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2016, 11:08:41 pm »
Great idea, DBar.
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Offline Urufu_Shinjiro

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #12 on: June 02, 2016, 09:07:17 am »
I would test them before reducing spine, bamboo tends to like a slightly heavier spine than wood, I know that makes no sense mathwise but I've found it to be true nonetheless. For those following along without a square file what I do is take a board or anything else hard with a 90° corner and just lay some 220 sandpaper over it. Looking forward to the rest!
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Offline ---GUTSHOT--->

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #13 on: June 02, 2016, 09:19:14 am »
I like to use 2 hacksaw blades tapped together to cut down to the hole I drill for my knock. After light sanding it too makes a nice snap knock for hunting. Can't wait to see more Clint
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Arrow build-a-long
« Reply #14 on: June 03, 2016, 11:06:42 pm »
Quote from: Knoll on June 01, 2016, 04:42:09 pm
bareshaft testing . . . consistent draw/anchor is needed.

That may be a problem with the way I shoot
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