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Barrel tapering arrow shafts?

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loon:
What are the easiest ways to do this? Would it be a good idea to get spined shafts and then just barrel taper them?
I thought of chucking the shaft to a drill and then putting it between sandstone blocks

jeffp51:
I use a drill and a belt sander.  I spin the shaft on the point end until it fits in my taper tool for glue-on points.  then I reduce the nock end until it fits my (11/32) jig for nocks. Then I work the middle down to match spine and weight in the arrow set I am making.  With osier shoot shafts this usually results in a barreled shaft that is a little thicker toward the tip--maybe a third of the way between tip and the center point of the shaft.

Pat B:
I made a jig for rear tapering shafts and did it just like Jeff did but using my jig instead of the belt sander.

Knoll:
Thanks, Jeff. I have some "oversize" shafts that will benefit from your technique.

bjrogg:
My Red Osier shafts are actually barreled. Like Jeff said, I start with oversized shoots and rasp them down. Put fat end forward skinny end notch. First I file them down entire length till proper spine. Then I file down forward 6 or so inches to get to weight. They end up barreled with thickest area about 8" back from point. Keep in mind with a tappered shaft it flexes back further requiring a stiffer spine then a parallel shaft. Usually about 8 to 10 lbs heavier for me.
Bjrogg 

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