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How much taper?
Kegan:
Okay, so long as the center of the shaft isn't smaller than the nock, I'm okay then?
Coo-wah-chobee:
;D Must be gettin "daft " er more than I already was ! ;D Barreled shafts are smaller on the nock and business end than in the middle. I fer one never saw the need fer barreled shafts, ifn ya barrel em then yer gonna lose weight !..............bob
jb.68:
--- Quote from: Kegan on January 01, 2009, 09:01:21 pm --- The grain is fine for shooting the darn things, but gouge rediculously as soon as I take even a finely-set plane to taper the darn things!
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I found exactly the same problem mate. What I do (with a very sharp block plane, finely set) is plane the bits as far as I can that don't tear, but as soon as I feel it catch, I just drop onto a file and finish the length of the taper with that. I use 10 mm Birch, so I don't taper much more than about the last 12" to 8" depending on what they are for. :)
Kegan:
--- Quote from: jb.68 on January 02, 2009, 07:22:25 pm ---
--- Quote from: Kegan on January 01, 2009, 09:01:21 pm --- The grain is fine for shooting the darn things, but gouge rediculously as soon as I take even a finely-set plane to taper the darn things!
--- End quote ---
I found exactly the same problem mate. What I do (with a very sharp block plane, finely set) is plane the bits as far as I can that don't tear, but as soon as I feel it catch, I just drop onto a file and finish the length of the taper with that. I use 10 mm Birch, so I don't taper much more than about the last 12" to 8" depending on what they are for. :)
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I tried that! The darn things left terrible "washboards" on it that I couldn't sand out.
I looked at them again- on many the grain swoops, running off in both directions >:(!
jb.68:
--- Quote from: Kegan on January 02, 2009, 07:25:16 pm ---I tried that! The darn things left terrible "washboards" on it that I couldn't sand out.
I looked at them again- on many the grain swoops, running off in both directions >:(!
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Was that with the grain or across?
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