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Mesophilic:
How do you guys cut slots for trade points?

Tried a bandsaw, hacksaw,  and coping saw.  I end up wandering and the cut veers to one side or the other.   I've  been able to clean the slots up a bit but without assistance my points don't point straight and true, and the slot ends up too wide.  I've been shimming and using epoxy for its gap filling properties and it works, but I'd rather do it right from the get go.

osage outlaw:
I wrap tape around the shaft where I want my cut to stop.  I use a hacksaw and then needle files to clean it up.

Pat B:
I cut the slot with the bandsaw then flip it over and go through the same cut from the other side to even it up. Like Clint I also dress up the cut but I use sandpaper folded and refold if I need to get wider. I also like to start with a pre-tapered end. This helps me keep centered.

Mesophilic:
PatB, do you do anything special to hold the shaft or align?  A jig?  When I use the bandsaw,  the side facing up usually looks good and centered.  Then when I flip it the other side will be way off center.  If I go back through the cut I'll often end up screwing up the side that looked good to begin with.

Thanks for the tips about  pre-tapering, that  might help out alot.

DC:
Clamp the arrow in a vise straight up and with a sharp triangle file start filing in a notch. You can correct if you aren't going straight across. File until you have a "V" groove about 1/8"(maybe a bit less) wide and nicely centered. Now go to the band saw. When you feed the arrow into the saw the "V" groove kind of centers everything up. Hold the arrow a bit loosely so it can rotate and find the "V" groove.

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