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Frode:
Hi all,
I probably already know the answer to this one, but...
New arrow, 40-45# spine, sitka spruce, 100 grain field point, on its second ever shot, snagged a bit of straw in the target and lifted the mother of all splinters.  I pried the split open a bit and blew all the straw out and it laid back nice and smooth.  I figured it for a loss, so I filled the split with Titebond III (new bottle, just playing around, never tried it on anything yet), wrapped it tight and let it dry.  The joint looks nice and tight, add a little sawdust and glue and sandpaper and you'd never know it happened.  I made the pic below after I'd already glued the shaft up, it is exaggerated a bit for clarity.
I imagine shooting this arrow is a bad thing waiting to happen, but it never hurts to ask.
Thanks,
Frode, potential purveyor of hand crafted tomato stakes...

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youngbowyer33:
i'd wrap it with something for extra safety, then only shoot it at soft things

Frode:

--- Quote from: youngbowyer33 on January 15, 2010, 10:19:34 pm ---i'd wrap it with something for extra safety, then only shoot it at soft things

--- End quote ---
Like silk thread coated with more TitebondIII?  Do you think that would work for just straw bale target shooting?  And the occasional foam wig head.
Thanks,
Frode

Justin Snyder:
Next time try super glue. Then wrap it in silk and saturate the silk with super glue. It looks like it was meant to be that way and it will hold down almost any splinter.

mullet:
 I'd go back and read one of my old post about $7000  out of pocket with insurance, and 4 nights in the hospital. ;)

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