I know this has been asked before, but I couldn't find the thread, so I am at the point of spining my red osier dogwood shafts. 1. Do I spine before or after I cut them to length? 2. Do I spine to bow weight, heavier or lighter? Btw, my bows are a 45# Actionbow fiberglass longbow(my first bow), a 45# Shimbow recurve(actually my son's bow) and a 50# Bear Kodiak recurve, all rather on the old side. I currently have cedar arrows, with a weight range of 521 gr to 598 gr, not sure of the spine, but supposedly 50#. I will probably use store bought target/field points to get them started, and rest fire to see how they fly before fletching.
Hawkdancer
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