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My First Full Set of Arrows
Cromm:
Great looking work.
dmassphoto:
Thanks all for the compliments! I haven't gotten to the point to where I'm making my own bows, but hope to get there someday. The nocks were filed out using a nock file from 3rivers, which is 5/32" in diameter. They are just a little too big for my string, as they don't "hug" it, but I'm fine with that. The hardest part was trying to self-taper the end of the arrow using a small knife. Ugh, I'll never do that again lol.
Postman:
Great looking arrows - and good ingenuity with the bag clip!
Diligence:
I like those and the fletching job sure seems to be nice.
One comment, and I am far from an expert, so you other guys chime in.........should you reinforce the nocks with thread wrap too? I had one nock blow out of a hemlock arrow and i didn't like it...
J
dmassphoto:
--- Quote from: Diligence on April 15, 2010, 10:07:16 pm ---I like those and the fletching job sure seems to be nice.
One comment, and I am far from an expert, so you other guys chime in.........should you reinforce the nocks with thread wrap too? I had one nock blow out of a hemlock arrow and i didn't like it...
J
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I was wondering the same thing. I haven't done it because I don't exactly know how to do it. Where exactly do I stop the thread? Do I stop at the end of the opening, or go further? And, if that's the case, wouldn't the string just push the thread back?
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