pin nocks

[Matt A]

I'm confused why noone else seems to utilize this nock,  they're much lighter and thinner than most any other nock style out there. and they can be GORGEOUS~! if done right. you can also file a really small secondary notch ahead of the string groove on each end that you can use a simple looped rope instead of making a leather stringer.
Just a thought

[Bryce]

There my favorite kind of nock

[Matt A]

BOOM thank you. I can't hardly find them in a google search they're so uncommon lol

[randman]

Pin nocks are my favorite as well. I have a stylized version I use a lot.

[gianluca100]

I've been using pin nocks almost exclusively for the last 15 years :-)
I'm not really into overlays, except for yew.

ciao,
gian-luca

[JonW]

I also use pin nocks most of the time.

[burn em up chuck]

      well I for one would like to know how to do them rite. Maybe a little visual example would set me on the straight and narrow 

[Stickhead]

I second that.  Can we see some pics, please?

[dmc]

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php?topic=17020.0
Trying to cut and paste on my IPad, hope it worked. Here is a link to some nice ones from some of people of PA.

[lostarrow]

You mean like this?These are probably the largest of the ones I've done. After I cut the nocks in ,I remove the excess on the sides above the groove. I figure it's just dead weight.Only thing is , if you're overzealous when stringing, you can overshoot the small ones pretty easy with the push pull method.

[Matt A]

i recently started a HHB bow that I put on a cow horn overlay on and filed the string groove and stringer groove. I don't have internet on my phone, but could forward the pictures to whoever would be willing to post em for me.

I also love them because there's so much less mass at the tips vs. regular nocks + a little more aerodynamic

[randman]

Here's a couple of mine. Vine Maple with overlays, dogwood without

[BOWMAN53]

I use pin nocks, much easier to make and i like my bows simple and beautiful.

[Carson (CMB)]

The only disadvantage of pin nocks I can see is that they dont protect the string as well from hard hunting use.  Probably not too big a concern with modern string materials.  I like them and use them.  I am just trying to think of any reason you might not want pin nocks. 

[hammerstone]

i particularly like the derogatory hand gesture they imply,the one i use a lot while driving like a life long country boy.