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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2013, 03:17:50 pm »
And it all started from this

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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2013, 03:53:48 pm »
I agree about the difference between my dozen or so now and then to your thousands at a time.  I assume you still have to back each shaft out of the doweler when you get to the end like I do on the smaller one?  To do that thousands of times, man o man.   Any tricks or tips?
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2013, 04:02:21 pm »
Yes, you have to pull it back out.  The big key here is (1) Good seasoned wood. (20. When you back it out it will be very hot and limber.  NOW IS THE TIME TO STRAIGHTEN EACH SHAFT. I then lay them on a very flat surface to cool and rehydrate for at least a day.  Very little if any extra straightening is needed after that.  Hope this helps for some.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2013, 05:45:12 pm »
Thanks. 

I guess you found this method better than some of those router set ups I have seem around?  Why?  I kinda assumed that those router set ups were better suited for the volume shaft maker, as they give a burnished shaft and you only have to touch a shaft once as opposed to the twice that I have to do (and you). 

Thanks for your thoughts in advance. 

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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2013, 06:11:09 pm »
Russ.  I also have a router set up and it does quite well for making the dowels.  I have found the veritas gives me many more dowel size options and keeping the blades sharp will in fact give me a mirror and burnished finish. None of my shafts are sanded, or have to be.  When I run through the burnish jig, I get some compression and lots of heat.  This allows for a harder finish around the shafts diameter and a lot more consistent tolerance over the full length, as well as being able to straighten the shaft without other uses.  I am sure if I took the time to play more with a router set up, they would be the same.  Mine from the router jig would just not give me what I wanted or the end result I wanted.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2013, 06:18:34 pm »
And just to clarify something, you mentioned that I "have to back the dowel out of the machine", no, not from the dowel er.  I cut my blanks a specific length, run them through the dowel er and then cut the dowel off and pull it out the guides.  This gives me a full 36" dowel to cut to what I want.  I do have to back it out the burnisher, but by choice.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2013, 06:24:52 pm »
On the router jig, if I still worked in sheet metal and had the equipment to make a jig from all metals and gauges to set it right, I would.  But in my opinion, you can NOT make a jig from wood and expect any kind of a standard tolerance over a long run.  And that is what I needed.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #22 on: December 10, 2013, 08:06:09 pm »
Charlie, thank you for showing your setup, you answered the questions I had about the veritas upper line dowel jig, I really appreciate it! Man, running 2000 or 3000 shafts through a jig like that must take a good while!
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #23 on: December 10, 2013, 08:30:56 pm »
Boy does it make great arrows though. The poplars I got from Charlie are the toughest dowel shafts I've ever used...and I'm a cane and hardwood shoot arrow kind of guy.  ;)
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #24 on: December 10, 2013, 08:31:17 pm »
Once you get in a rhythm it goes better than you would think.  I set up and do a gross a day and it works well for me. And I am always glad to hear that these kind of things get to help some one else. I have a load right now that is waiting on me to heal up to work on.  These have now been air dried from green lumber cut almost three years ago.  I would think they are pretty seasoned by now, lol.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #25 on: December 10, 2013, 08:33:53 pm »
Thanks Pat.  I really like them as so do many others.  Now if I can get healthy enough, this next batch will get run this spring.  I am sure there will be a few dozen coming your way.
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #26 on: December 11, 2013, 10:15:14 am »
Nice set up Charlie,now I see where the ones you gave me came from, they are strong /straight and make great hunting arrows,several deer have fell from them. ;) :)
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #27 on: December 11, 2013, 10:34:09 am »
Charlie
Good to see you thinking about getting back at it !!
I don't get good popular around here , I would like to try a few of yours .
Do you think you will be doing other flavors ?
 I like playing with odd ball shafting for arrows 
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #28 on: December 11, 2013, 11:09:01 am »
Right now I am not running any other material.  And I will keep you in mind when I get to run these for sure
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Re: Veritas Dowel Cutter to make wooden arrow shafts
« Reply #29 on: December 11, 2013, 12:43:46 pm »
Thanks!!
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