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PAWannabe:
Looking for some insight....
What process do you use to cut your self-nocks? Thanks!

Hillbilly:
I mark the shaft at 3/8", then cut down the center to the mark with a fine-toothed hacksaw. Then I use a little round rasp or a tile-cutting blade to widen the slot, and finish it out with sandpaper. I trim the square ends of the shaft down with a knife and smooth and round them with sandpaper. Just be careful and keep your slot straight and centered or your arrow won't fly straight. With a little practice, only takes a couple minutes per arrow.

Pat B:
I do similar to Hillbilly but use a band saw for the original cut.  Depending on whether you are using hardwood shoots and cane or split and sawn out shaft stock, the direction of the nock cut is a critical factor. With shoots and cane, you want the stiffest side perpendicular to the string and with split and sawn out stock you want your nock perpendicular to the annual ring grain(which is in fact the stiffest sine usually).
   Welcome to PA.  ;)     Pat

Dustybaer:
same process as mentioned before, but i use a saw for ceramic tiles.  matches the thickness of my strings perfectly.

Justin Snyder:
I use my table saw.  ;D It takes about 3 seconds per arrow. I will post some pictures of my jig when I find it. I cleaned the garage, now I cant find anything.  :-[ Justin

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