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Tsalagi:
 I wouldn't fool about with trying to fix a crack or lifted splinter on an arrow myself. As Mullet pointed out, it can be more expensive than replacing the arrow.

Pat B:
You could fill the splinter with super glue and after it dries sand the area well. Then do a silk wrap, about 1/4" long at the point end of the splinter. Saturate the silk with super glue. When dry sand with very fine sandpaper and add more super glue, sand again and add a final coat of super glue. This will make a solid glue/silk band around the shaft and shouldn't interfere with the target.
  Did you study the grain of each arrow before you determined which end would what? If that were at the nock end it wouldn't matter.

CraigMBeckett:
As it lifted a splinter in the manner shown, I would suggest that the wood's ring pattern runs through the shaft at a greater angle than is safe. I would not feel comfortable shooting such an arrow as it is an accident waiting to happen.  Break the shaft and chuck it away. (don't forget to remove the pile, fletches and if a plastic applied nock remove it and use them on the replacement. 30 seconds in a microwave is all that is usually needed to soften most fletching cements and enable the removal of the feathers and nock.

Craig.

Hillbilly:

--- Quote from: CraigMBeckett on January 16, 2010, 11:11:27 am ---As it lifted a splinter in the manner shown, I would suggest that the wood's ring pattern runs through the shaft at a greater angle than is safe. I would not feel comfortable shooting such an arrow as it is an accident waiting to happen.  Break the shaft and chuck it away. (don't forget to remove the pile, fletches and if a plastic applied nock remove it and use them on the replacement. 30 seconds in a microwave is all that is usually needed to soften most fletching cements and enable the removal of the feathers and nock.

Craig.

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What he said. If the grain in the arrow is such that it did that, I would expect it to do the same thing further up the shaft, too. If it blows on the bow, you may be wearing half of it through your arm . Shafts are cheaper than doctors.

Little John:
What hillbilly said.

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