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OldBow:
I've been using self nocks for years but had five arrows out of 12 split today.  I'm careful to keep the grain 90 degrees to the string but maybe I've got to wrap the nocks with sinew which I have sometimes done. What do you think?

El Destructo:
I wrap all of them ....unless I have strengthened them with Hardwood like these

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Coo-wah-chobee:
Yup Like Yankee said "Wrap em up-head em' out !"..................bob

Pat B:
Don, I wrap all self nocks. Sinew, silk thread and artificial sinew have worked well for me. If you add a spline, like Yankee, you don't need to wrap. I have used wood and rawhide for the spines in reinforced nocks.
   A busted nock creates quite a bit of pucker power. :o After 5, I'd need a pacemaker!  ;)  Pat

Keenan:
 Don, Is it possible that they were to narrow and tight on the string or slightly wegde shaped in the grove ??? I had one split that I know was from that.  Keenan

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