Main Discussion Area > Arrows

Arrows from Victorian reclaimed timber

<< < (3/4) > >>

Hillbilly:
I like to hand-plane shafts, too. It's not too hard or time-consuming once you get the hang of it. I use a small Stanley thumb plane and a simple sizer that's just an 11/32" (or whatever size of shaft you want) hole drilled in a piece of wood. I plane off the corners and keep working it down starting at one end until the shaft fits through the hole. I do the same thing with hardwood shoots.

ken75:
danam might be pecan its often sold for hicory just not as tough. horace your gonna love the dowel maker, i only use hand planes to taper

Phil Rees:
Well .... my Veritas dowel maker arrived today ... and ... WOW what a tool.  After a couple of attempts with some off cuts , and getting the hang of lining up the stock pine it just cut through  squares like butter. The finish is very very good and with a little extra sanding in the drill the finish is superb.
I'm delighted with the results and thanks guys for taking the time to reply :)

Lombard:
I hand plane mine even though I made the router jig that zips them out. No need to hurry unless your short on time, or building arrows for a living. By hand planing I detect flaws that I never saw zipping them through the router.

Phil Rees:

--- Quote from: Lombard on March 13, 2010, 11:29:15 pm ---By hand planing I detect flaws that I never saw zipping them through the router.

--- End quote ---
I think that's a very important comment Lombard. Hand planing does allow an indepth examination of the quality of the timber your working with.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page