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sonny:
an arrow bends more than just in the middle......
my comment suggesting that the quill affects the spine of an arrow is based on a long-ago conversation with the local archery guru who indicated that there is a difference between a bare shaft and a fletched arrow where spine is concerned..... a negligible amount to my mind but he was of the opinion that there was certainly a difference.
..and to think that I don't really care to get toooo technical about such things. I like to understand the technical aspects of archery but try not to dwell on it when building primitive archery tackle.
duffontap:
All I'm saying can be reduced to this:
1. We put feathers on arrows to straighten them out faster.
2. This is accomplished by wind resistance.
3. Wind resistance is increased at a critical moment if the hen feathers are out.
Some people have told me that they went to cock-feather-in and will never look back. I can't tell much of a difference but I'm usually careful about spine.
J. D. Duff
Coo-wah-chobee:
... Never heard that a arrow bends at the fletching. Live and learn I guess......bob
duffontap:
I'm inclined to believe that an arrow hardly bends at all at the fletchings. You can taper the last ten inches of an arrow to a point with zero measureable affect on the spine.
J. D. Duff
1/2primitive:
Well, it's just like a bow, the stress is less at the tips.
Sean
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