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Bushbow:
I made 8 bamboo arrows from Home Depot 6' long pieces of bamboo. I straightened them with a heat gun. all spine 45 to 50 pounds, all weight about 475 grains. They are pretty straight, but flight is not consistent arrow to arrow. I have made hundreds of wood arrows from boards and trees both, and have not had this problem.

The one thing I see is that the nodes are not consistent, some are big and pronounced, some are not.

Should I sand all the nodes flat?

Chuck S.

NTD:
The only thing I can think of off hand that people have mentioned is...Did you find the stiff side, and orient your nocks accordingly?

sailordad:

--- Quote from: NTD on December 29, 2009, 11:39:58 pm ---The only thing I can think of off hand that people have mentioned is...Did you find the stiff side, and orient your nocks accordingly?

--- End quote ---


my first thought too

Robert E. Leet:
Ok I have straightened my shafts, and found the stiff side.  How do I now orient the nock, knowing the stiff side?

Tom Leemans:
Stiff side goes against the riser.

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