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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: iowabow on December 30, 2010, 01:53:05 pm

Title: How do you make your split shafts?
Post by: iowabow on December 30, 2010, 01:53:05 pm

This is how I have been making mine. I cut red oak tree too 36 inches then split the round log into quarters. I take the quarter and start splitting 1/2 x 1/2 inch staves then I put a plane in a vise and pull the stave across it to knock off the corners. Now I have an eight sided arrow that I continue working smaller until it is 600/700 grain and then sand too 500 grain while I watch the spine. It would be great to hear how others are doing it.

Title: Re: How do you make your split shafts?
Post by: Pat B on December 30, 2010, 02:09:50 pm

I've never split our shafting but have used 3/8"x3/8" cut stock and used your same method of reducing it to size and weight.

Title: Re: How do you make your split shafts?
Post by: Bevan R. on December 30, 2010, 02:41:32 pm

Splurged a couple years ago and bought a 'shaft shooter'.  >:D
Cut 3/8 inch stock and run it through the shooter, out comes a shaft ready to sand.

Title: Re: How do you make your split shafts?
Post by: Hillbilly on January 03, 2011, 08:49:09 pm

I have made some white pine arrows by splitting the log into 8ths, then splitting those eighths down into 3/8" -1/2" thick "boards" with a froe. I run the "boards" through my table saw to cut them into squares (less waste than splitting them for me,) then hand-planed the squares into shafts. Makes some good arrows.