Main Discussion Area > Arrows
The stiff side
RBLusthaus:
Also, split shafts can be used one of two ways, depending on which end you designate as the nock end. Once nock end is set, only one way is left to you, unless the shaft has no runout.
BowEd:
Russel...I want the rift grain that goes across my knuckle to have the grain run out or tips to be pointed at me not my hand.That way if the arrow does break on release I want the points the opposite direction of my hand.
With that being said the rift fade out is the opposite on the other side most times so there is only one side to shoot from but sometimes the points are both ways on some shafts too yet.If the shaft is the proper spine for the bow most always the arrow will not break anyway.
Should mention too one should always check wooden arrows occasionally.The self nocks and the shaft etc. for any damage.
RBLusthaus:
I agree, we want to situate the arrow so that if it does break on release, that it does not go into the bow hand. The front portion of the broken arrow falls away since there is nothing pushing it forward. Tthe rear portion of our hypothetical broken arrow is still being propelled by the string towards the bow hand. This broken arrow, will break along the grain, diagonally, from the grain flame on the top, following that growth ring, to the grain flame on the bottom. This diagonal line will act as a kinda ramp, and will dictate the direction the back half of the arrow will follow, and we want this ramp to urge the back half arrow portion to travel up and over the bow hand, not down into it. Thus, we want to orientate our grain flames pointing towards the target on the top half of the arrow so that, if it does break, the broken grain line will be, from arrow top to bottom, going from further away to closer to the shooter. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I don't have one. I hope you are able to form a mental one.
loon:
Like this?
--- Code: ---https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhUOoyz6ips#t=3m30s
--- End code ---
BowEd:
--- Quote from: RBLusthaus on October 03, 2017, 08:37:33 pm ---I agree, we want to situate the arrow so that if it does break on release, that it does not go into the bow hand. The front portion of the broken arrow falls away since there is nothing pushing it forward. Tthe rear portion of our hypothetical broken arrow is still being propelled by the string towards the bow hand. This broken arrow, will break along the grain, diagonally, from the grain flame on the top, following that growth ring, to the grain flame on the bottom. This diagonal line will act as a kinda ramp, and will dictate the direction the back half of the arrow will follow, and we want this ramp to urge the back half arrow portion to travel up and over the bow hand, not down into it. Thus, we want to orientate our grain flames pointing towards the target on the top half of the arrow so that, if it does break, the broken grain line will be, from arrow top to bottom, going from further away to closer to the shooter. A picture is worth a thousand words, and I don't have one. I hope you are able to form a mental one.
--- End quote ---
Yes I think we agree on the safety concept of construction.I'm going by the construction layout shown in the TBB 3 book of custom made shafts.Footing arrow shafts.There is a picture there of the rift gain in relation to the nock.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version