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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Young Bowyer on July 23, 2011, 04:04:20 pm

Title: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: Young Bowyer on July 23, 2011, 04:04:20 pm

Hey, havent been on in awhile, my order for arrows from 3R is taking so long I need some arrows now  >:D, so anyways I was wondering how you guys make your split blanks into shafting? With a ruler and a drawknife?  Lathe? Anyways, Ive never made shafts so this is confusing.  :o

Thanks alot, YB

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: aznboi3644 on July 23, 2011, 07:11:07 pm

from what I've read in the arrows chapter of TBB a small hand plane and sandpaper is all that is needed.

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: Young Bowyer on July 23, 2011, 11:08:43 pm

I ask because my order INCLUDED the TBB 1   :-\...

Thanks aznboi, I was just wondering

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: seabass on July 23, 2011, 11:33:39 pm

you rip your wood down to 3/8 squares.then you uses a small hand plane and shave down the corners.this gives you kind of an octigon shape.then you can use sandpaper and sand them the rest of the way round.i wish you all the luck.i know you can do it.keep at it.you get this down and you will never have to buy shafts again.good luck,steve

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: Young Bowyer on July 27, 2011, 03:04:14 am

No drawknives?  :'( Time to put "Ol' Red" back in the toolbox for later...

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: BowJunkie on July 27, 2011, 03:10:31 am

Just remember to orientate the grain,,,
You do not want a shaft to shear off and be driven into your forearm when you release an arrow

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on July 27, 2011, 03:11:10 am

Go down to Lowes, pickup 12    3/8 inch poplar dowels with straight grain and that feel around the same stiffness. Taper the last 12 inches and put a 5/16 point on em cut your string groove and fletch. its unbeleivable but these things will fly great and straight from a 20lb bow to a 70lb bow. And the dowels are like less than a dollar each, or atmost 1.10. Goodluck, and I hope you try it.

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: BowJunkie on July 27, 2011, 10:45:02 am

Thanks for the information Legionnaire,
I will have to keep this in mind and give them a try.
Johnny
Texas

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: Young Bowyer on July 27, 2011, 09:04:59 pm

Ive used dowel arrows and has them split where the grain runs off, thankfully it broke when it hit the target , what I had in mind was making a dz. from my own shafting. Thanks everyone, this helps alot.

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: soy on July 28, 2011, 04:56:26 am

Dose 3r usually tame a long time to ship out product???hope not im weighting for an order, anyhow I agree 3/8 shave the 4 corners and than shave the 8corners sand and ba-da-bing! ;)

Title: Re: First Dozen Arrows
Post by: Young Bowyer on July 28, 2011, 03:32:15 pm

Well, normally when I order feathers or points from there its quick, but I ordered ALOT, and I mean ALOT  ::). An items probably on backorder or something.