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Self Arrow Taper Direction

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George Tsoukalas:
I've made them both ways. The only drawback is the skinny end is usually the toughest to keep straight and when at the fletch end is doubly difficultto do so. jawge

stiknstring:
I seem to remember reading once that native american tribes used the narrow end for the point and the fat end for the nock reasoning that the arrow would fly in the same direction that the shoot grows.  I know there are many things that the native's did that followed a "natural" pattern.

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