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for shafts
Tristen:
what are forshafts and how do you make them
Pat B:
A fore shaft is a short shaft that is used as an extension for an arrow. They were originally used so when an animal was shot the foreshaft and head remained in the animal while the arrow fell out. Another foreshaft and head could be put back into the arrow shaft and be hunted with again.
I have made fore shafts with hardwood dowels and also hardwood shoot end cuts.
hawkbow:
Pat, I considered the foreshaft everything in front of the fletching that breaks off in a big bull elk ;D ;) Hawk
Hillbilly:
My definition of a foreshaft is an unneccessary contrivance designed to make arrows weaker and more complicated. :)
Cromm:
Yep
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