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jeffp51:
Yup.  Sometimes I think my motto is "perfect is good enough"  I find making arrows can really scratch that perfectionist itch.  there is a youtube video of a korean master making bamboo arrows.  He turns it into an almost ritualistic process.  You can really meditate when you straighten and sand arrow shafts to perfection.  I find it therapeutic.

Pappy:
I feel the same, spine is much more important to me than weight with in reason. I want the spine as dead on as possible and the weight 20/30 grain or so is fine. Rather have it with in 10 but can live with a little more. Nice info here, and yes Jeff making well matched arrows is therapeutic for me also. ;) I shoot bad enough as it is so I want to be sure it is me and not the bow or arrows I am shooting. Time can sure slip away doing it. ;)
 Pappy

jeffp51:
Somewhere toward the end of that korean arrow video, the guy says anyone can make a single arrow, the real challenge is to create a set that all have the same properties and shoot the same.  I think it is a fun challenge and a rewarding one.  I really like shoots and bamboo for shafts.  I haven't tried an arrow from a split or from lumber yet.

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