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Trying the Footed Route
DC:
Basically you just put a saw herf down the center, put a clamp at the end of the kerf to avoid splitting and glue up and force the tapered piece into the kerf. When the glue dries plane off the excess. Here's a quick mock-up. Took maybe 5 min. I use this method to repair broken tips.
PS a few more clamps are needed ;D
DC:
I use 3" but just because that's the width of the vertical belt sander that I sand the tapers on. I've never broken one but 5" is more traditional I think.
willie:
DC I know this is from the other thread, but are the chrysals right where the clamp in the pic is?
--- Quote ---Apparently the chrysals happen just behind the tip because he repaired them by footing the arrows. Has anyone heard of this. How low does your spine have to be so that the arrow bends far enough to chrysal? Or have I got this all wrong?
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Knoll:
Glued up 1st one last night.
Used spring clamp at bottom of taper to prevent footed portion from splitting as shaft portion was pushed in. Got a hairline crack down there. Next time will use c clamp. Think some sanding dust and glue will hide the tiny crack.
Used 4 spring clamps to hold joint together until glue cured.
Now to make some kinda shooting board to turn this square into something resembling an arrow shaft . . . . .
Knoll:
Ed . . . those dogwood shafts are laying next to my "crafting" table waiting for inspiration. O:)
Bill . . . worked on 6 cane shafts last night. Have ya seen Jack Crafty's 3-part video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTo_okihzuk
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