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RBLusthaus:
I will look at TBB 3 tonite. 

BowEd:
Page 250 at the top in the TBB 3.

RBLusthaus:
I could not find my copy last nite.  I will find it tonite. 

I did, though, search the PA archives as well as Trad Gang, and found numerous threads and diagrams showing and explaining that the grain flames should be oriented on the top of the arrow by pointing towards the arrow head (bow hand) for the reason we have been discussing.  In looking back at your statement, you were talking about the grain flames running over your bow hand when you shoot off of it.  Maybe we agree?   The flames that would run over your hand would be those on the bottom of the shaft, and would, in my way of thinking, be pointing at the nock, as they will always be opposite the flames on the top of the arrow.   Although I never thought about the grain flames catching my hand, in normal use, lime feathers, your reasoning is consistent (for a different reason)with my "broken arrow" fear and reasoning for the top of the arrow flames pointing towards the head. 

I urge you to search the PA archives and tell me if you don't find what I found.  I searched wood arrow grain orientation in google and got PA and Trad Gang threads as well as numerous diagrams.  I just don't know to post them here.  Don't know about you, but I can't see what loon was trying to post. 
Russ

willie:
RB

Loons "link" is non-clickable, but if you click on the word "select" just above, you can copy/paste into the address bar of the browser, oryou have tabs in your browser, you can just drag it to the tab bar

RBLusthaus:
Just watched loons posted video.  Although the guy says that the grain should be downward and back -  the photo of the arrow is he holding shows the rift grain pointing forward on the top (back on the bottom) of the shaft. 

See this diagram

h ttp://tradbow.com/wood-grain-direction/

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