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uwe:
...where are they exactly for? There is always the same question in a german forum. For keeping straightness, because of wood compression, religious ideas (lightning design), blood grooves? Any other idea? Or is it a mix of all?
Or is there a complete new idea?
Regards Uwe

mullet:
   In Jim Hamms book he says the grooves in shoot arrows are to keep them straight.

Auggie:
Just recently read that myself, hope to put it to use soon.

Coo-wah-chobee:
 Notches in native arrows serve a vareity of purposes...............bob

1/2primitive:
Yep, they help a lot in keeping the shafts straight. I have made quite a few arrows over the last couple of years, and they always end up slightly crooked after a couple of weeks of shooting (or just sitting there ;)), and I have to do a little hand straightening to keep them how they should be. Recently I made a little grooving device and grooved a shoot arrow....never had one of my arrows stay that straight. It's as if I had just finished the straightening process. If you're interested, I'll take a picture of my nifty tool.
The way they work is that when you groove them and then heat the grooves, the wood on the outside of the grooves gets hardend by the heat. This makes the wood keep it's shape.
     Sean

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