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shaft and feather orientation

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okware:
thanks hawkdancer, at one time I thought the butt end was the knock end yntil reading over some literature that made me question my approach. I have some poplar ash shafts cut and shaped as well as some osier I guess its time to experiment. thanks for your thoughts. 

Tom Leemans:
Weight (fat end) forward has been the more recent philosophy, but I had some cane arrows from a friend that were done the other way and they flew just fine. They had self nock inserts. I exclusively shoot Tonkin cane anymore. I plug the fat (point) end with an 1/8" dowel and taper with a taper tool. The nock end is usually plugged with a bamboo skewer and tapered for a flo pink plastic nock. With all of the time invested, I like to find my arrows when the wood spirits make them stray from their intended path.

Pat B:
Tom, I've found over the years that it isn't necessary to plug the ends, nock or point. Sinew wraps for self nocks, stone and trade points keeps them together. If you taper the ends for plastic nocks and commercial glue on points the tapered socket does the work to hold them together. I know it's difficult to change horses in the middle of the stream but I thought I'd add my experiences anyway.   ;)

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