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heat treating shafts
AncientArcher76:
Sure u can heat just the center and dont pop the whole thing fletching and all or it will be gone immediatly... possibley frying the whole shaft. A hot box will work if u dont have them fletched, a heat gun, an oven even a small torch. I have once lined them up in front of my fireplace. But its only my opinion...take care!
Russell
mullet:
Why would you want to try heat treating to change the spine? Sounds like a lot of trouble and guess work. Plus the potential of having an arrow blow from being over dry. It seems it would be easier to make another set of arrows with the appropriate spine.
dmassphoto:
Not trying to change the spine, but they are getting really bendy after a few shoots and I was told they'd hold up better if heat treated.
--- Quote ---A hot box will work if u dont have them fletched, a heat gun, an oven even a small torch. I have once lined them up in front of my fireplace
--- End quote ---
How about an electric stove, or since I just want the middle done...a candle? *shrugs*
mullet:
Why not lay them on a table and burnish them? And some hard wood shafts, you will constantly have to straighten. It's just the nature of the wood. That's why I shoot cane.
dmassphoto:
Are you saying burnish as in rub them together or on a piece of wood? I'm really new to woodworking so don't really know. I'm up for any ideas that will help out, and I plan on doing it right on my next set of arrows, just don't want to start over with the ones I already have.
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