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artcher1:
Thanks everyone, glad you like my work. I wrote a lot about the conical method I use on cane/boo arrows on the old PA board. Can those still be pulled up?

Pat, if it's around 550gr then it's some of the hill cane that you sent me several years ago. Hill cane and Tonkin/Bambusa are the only cane I'll broadheaded. Switch/river cane and some of the lighter boo I use with target points.

ART B

Pat B:
I think it has 546gr or something like that written between the feathers. Perfect weight for my next elk hunt!!! ;D

artcher1:
Yep, that's one of your cane Pat.

For those of you interested here's how I do my conical inserts.

I made my conical drill bit from a 5/8" wood spade bit. Just used the existing tip taper and filed the back to match which created the conical design.

First a note here: use thick walled cane with the conical system. For thin walled stuff then go with a pin and shoulder system and use a wrap. Wrap some masking tape around the end of the cane shaft and drill out the pith. I secure my shaft in a vise and eye ball.

The conical insert I taper in an electric drill using a file. Drill also secured in a vise.

Now for gluing in the insert. I use the cheap thin runny super glue that Wally World sell. Reason for the thin runny glue is that it penetrates the pith better and gives more time for alignment. Don't worry if things don't come out exactly lined up. You can heat straighten later.



ART B


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artcher1:
Here's one I tested myself. Boy, it's not easy to hit a target just one inch wide (iron pipe) ;D.

Note the split foreshaft and blunted field point.  But no damage to the joint.

ART B

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Pat B:
I see you are using Jason's arrows for your testing.  ;D

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