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Offline knapperhead

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Hafting Question
« on: November 02, 2013, 11:30:15 am »
I am going to haft some stone points on my home depot bamboo shafts. Should I insert a dowel first? Also, should the notch for the point line up with the nock ? Thanks,
Matt
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Offline aaron

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Re: Hafting Question
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2013, 12:21:38 pm »
I do not insert a dowel on mine-most of the dowel would be lost in carving the notch.
I make the notch for the head perpendicular to the string nock so that when the arrow flexes back and forth during paradox, it will not "catch" the wind- that is it will fly straighter.
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Offline knapperhead

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Re: Hafting Question
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2013, 12:41:10 pm »
Thanks Aaron  8)
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Offline Pat B

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Re: Hafting Question
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2013, 01:20:10 pm »
I haft stone and trade points right into the shafting without foreshafts. I usually cut the nock and point slots the same direction.
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Offline knapperhead

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Re: Hafting Question
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2013, 08:36:37 pm »
Almost ready to haft and then I blew the corner off


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Offline papoints

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Re: Hafting Question
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2013, 08:59:35 pm »
Superglue my friend the deer won't notice :).
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