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(more pics!)Purpleheart 4-wing spiral footing

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Timmah:
Fred, Make your standard footed arrow, heat the living daylights out of the join and slowly twist. It works great with a hardwood foot and POC shaft, hardwood shaft and hardwood foot is not so great. I found that the glue will give up before you get much of a twist going. It may be OK if you find a good heat resistant glue though.

Cheers,
Tim

MattE:
You need a jig for maintaining straightness and something to control the distance of the twist which is 45 degrees, slightly past is better if you try to make them a true 45 degrees. If you don't use a jig each arrow will be slightly different and not straight at all, you might get lucky but it is doubtfull. If you try to twist the shafts free hand you won't be pleased with the results! .....I believe I saw spiral shafts with Purple heart footings  in "Three Rivers"  catalog? They were costly.

arrowmaker:
When I get back to England at the end of the month ;D LOTS  to keep me out of trouble >:D with Archers Rest I am the resident trouble maker ;).  >:D ;D ;)THANKS YOU LOT
Fred

stickbender:
Absolutely beautiful!  You have the touch!

                                                                           Stickbender

stickbender:
     Could you post some pictures of the jig you used, and how you heated, and twisted the shafts?  Perhaps an article in the next PA publication.

                                                                                   Thanks,

                                                                                 Stickbender

                                                                       

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