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Tsalagi:
Pat, no, the one you worked on I kept as a "graphic training aid". I use it as a reference point of what a shaft should look like. I'll use it later, after I get the hang of this more.

aero86:
how thick do you cut shoots of any species?

and, if you make me 3 dozen shoot arrows, ill send you my digital camera ;)

Pat B:
That is pretty typical of my sourwood arrows. I sometimes have to reduce the diameter of the butt end so I also use a thumb plane to reduce them.  My finished arrows with stone points usually go about 600gr mol.
  
   Below is my shoot arrow and cane arrow making tools...

Pat B:
aero, I usually cut shoots that are from 3/8" to 1/2" at the butt. Once they dry and the bark is removed that diameter gets smaller and then you can reduce it more with a thumb plane if needed. A more important aspect to consider when cutting shoots is you want at least 2nd year growth. First year growth will work but they are flimsy and hard to keep straight.
  First year growth has leaves along the shoot. The second year small branches grow from buds below the leaf scar from last year. These are the shoots you want to harvest.    Also, with sourwood you can strip the bark as soon as you cut them. Many other shoot material will check(drying cracks) if you strip the bark too soon. Do a few samples of whatever you cut to see if you can remove the bark right away. They will dry quicker if you can.

aero86:
ive been gathering privet, and i do think im cutting it too thin.  im going for 5/8 shafts.  what would a good taper for a 5/8 shaft be?  if i wanted the point end to be that big?  11/16's at the nock?

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