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Where are all the arrows at!!!
HoBow:
Pat- how deep and wide should the "V" be? I have some red osier shafts I've never done anything with because I'm not sure how to thin them out consistently.
Pat B:
Jeff, this is my set up. I think the "V" groove is about 1/4" to 3/8" deep. You will also have an arrow stop at the far end that doesn't protrude above the finished shaft and made of something that won't nick your plane iron if it does hit it. I used a small dowel for the stop.
Pat B:
Here are a few arrows for you Lee...
hunting arrows for 2008
Hunting arrows for 2009(since I didn't hunt at all last year, these were held over for the 2010 season)
NTD:
Pat, I'm inept! :-[ When I have tried that method I can never get a decent facet I always wander all over the place, thus why I was pondering the planing board... :) Might just stick to tonkin...
Pat B:
Nate, try using a soft wood like white pine or poplar and see if you can get the technique down. I've bought both at Home Depot and Lowe's near where the red oak in. Precut "craft" lumber. On hardwood shoot shafts I hold the shoot in one hand and the plane in the other and sorta "free hand" the operation.
One of those pencil sharpener type dowel makers works well too. You get them mail order for $20 to $30.
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