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Trying the Footed Route
Knoll:
First shaft is planed down to slightly more than 23/64.
Glue joint has quite the impact on spine measurement. This shaft is measuring 70+ lbs. Shaft from same board, but not footed, measured just 50ish lbs.
BowEd:
It did'nt with mine using purple heart or osage.I made mine parallel width though with the shaft.You'll have to take her down some then to get 50#.Personally I like as narrow a shaft as I can get off these self bows.
Knoll:
At approx 23/64 dia and 32" length, ended up at 41# spine. That is gonna work well for me.
Re earlier spine measurement, have hunch that I messed up measurement.
Found that hand-planing squares into shafts was easy. Making a shooting board as aid to planing was significant help.
Now gluing footers to some more shafts.
BowEd:
I see.The red alert has been shut off then.As long as your happy that's what counts.Some oily finish should bring the contrast out nice,or even any kind of finish.Show some pics when your done.They go for pretty good money if bought made like that.
I usually just reduce mine with a file to 8 facets.Then a little spinning in the drill with some stiff 60 grit down to 220 gets me where I like mine.I still seem to lose them just as quick as a regular plain jane shafts though.....lol.
JW_Halverson:
--- Quote from: BowEd on December 19, 2017, 01:08:41 pm ---I still seem to lose them just as quick as a regular plain jane shafts though.....lol.
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I think this is the major reason I have not gone off the deep end and made shafts like this!!!
Keep posting pics as you go, this is good stuff!
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