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agd68:
I have heard two schools of thought on boo/cane self knocks. One says you have to plug the shaft at the knock end so it wont split, others say wrap the shaft tightly and you don't need a plug. I'm shooting a 68# rd longbow. Which method do you preferr/suggest?

Pappy:
either way,I have done them both ways,the plug is probably a little stronger,I don't shoot that much weight so I haven't worried about it.  :)
   Pappy

Hillbilly:
Either/or.

Cromm:
Hi,
If you cut your nock just above one of the cane/bamboo nodes you will not have to worry about gluing in a bit of wood. I still wrap them but that is more for look.

riarcher:
Just my thoughts and in no way am I saying I'm right. But I feel comfortable with it.

I stay away from the nodes on both ends best I can. Reason being, often there is a bend, flatspot, or offset on many that I have used.
Feeling that having a groove for the string in-line with the main shaft could be a issue at times in the above case. I also match a flat top / bottom of groove to try and maintain nocking point location with the shaft's center. The variations in diameter (plus bends, off-sets, etc.) can effectively move the nock center according to diameter if I don't.
Since these arrows become so time consuming I figure wraping is cheap insurance and so I wrap.
As mentioned, I couldbe wasting my time,, but feel comfortable going this way. There is a lot of variations with Boo from shaft to shaft. Getting as much as possible in my favor seems like the way to go.
Here is one of shafts in progress that shows what I try to achive:

Far from perfect,, but I'm working on it.   :-[

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