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Offline Stixnstones

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Veritas poplar
« on: September 11, 2016, 07:34:32 pm »
Here's 3 poplar arras i spun out the veritas dowel maker. They are barrel tapered. 11/32 point end 3/8 center shaft to 11/32 nock end. I also used Pat B's style taperin jig.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #1 on: September 11, 2016, 07:40:18 pm »
They look good Mike, those tapers should make 'em fly clean.
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Offline loon

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #2 on: September 11, 2016, 07:42:06 pm »
Awesome! tapered arrows are the best
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #3 on: September 11, 2016, 08:03:15 pm »
Those are some good look'n arra's Mike, always wondered about those dowel mak'n jigs.. Just might have to invest in one.
BTW love those self nocks on those dowel arra's. ;)
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Veritas poplar ( new ones)
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2016, 03:58:21 pm »
same barrel taper as others , but with plastic nocks and lipstik
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2016, 05:09:39 pm »
The poplar shafts I got from Charlie Jefferson(also with Veritas) are tough as nails. Hope you get the same results. I think Charlie also ran his shafts through a compression block.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2016, 05:16:01 pm »
Hey Mike ...like the shape of the fletching...how are you doing it?
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2016, 05:40:03 pm »
Bill, i use 3 Rivers feather chopper. It's a 5" shield cut but i adjust it to a wider cut. I just like a fatter cut feather
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2016, 05:43:10 pm »
Yeah ...I like it ...will go good with broadheads......
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2016, 06:07:58 pm »
Mike, did ya spine test them? Just curious . . . . .
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2016, 07:21:38 pm »
Yeah Mike, they spined at 2 at 46# and 1 at 48#. Shootin em out of 50# bow and they're perfect. Even shot em out of lower # bow and no prob.
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Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2016, 08:31:26 pm »
Cool ;)...........
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #12 on: September 18, 2016, 08:59:04 pm »
Great looking arrows!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #13 on: September 18, 2016, 09:11:49 pm »
Sweet looking arrows stix's
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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Veritas poplar
« Reply #14 on: September 18, 2016, 09:33:05 pm »
Nice arrows, thought about getting one of those Vertias tools always so many tools I'd like to have
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