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Pat B:
Generally good POC shafts need little if any straightening and by rubbing the outside of the curve(bend) with a smooth round object(burnish) you can remove any slight bends. As far as tapering are you talking about making tapered shafts or tapering for the point and nock? I've done both with little trouble.

mullet:
I can't top any of that advice except watch out for that red guy. Is your snake bow fiberglass and did James Parker make it?

rebsr52339:
Eddie, who is the "red" guy?
PS Amy is searching for a campground near pappy's. Our tag along is 32 feet and would be hard to negotiate that drive way. Would want to stay for the week.

Kristen I will be at the shoot with my friend Harry. You can call me anytime before and if no answer wait till the message is over and leave me your number.

KristinB83:
Pat B,

They seem to be good POC shafts (from Wapiti Archery POC in Grants Pass, OR), I'm just a total newbie and all I have on hand for instructions for making wood arrows is "The Traditional Bowhunter's Handbook" by T.J. Conrads. I have been trying to look down the shafts to see if there are any bends, but I really can't tell. When I look at the grains of the shafts, they all look straight all the way down the shafts. Do you have any examples of the kinds of things that would work, if I do need to straighten any of them?

For tapering, I mean tapering for the point and nock. How do you decide which end should be for the nock and which for the point? I have a tapering tool now, but it didn't come with instructions. It looks kind of like a pencil sharpener to me. I am just not sure how to start, once the shafts are straightened (if they need to be).

rebsr52339,

I will be giving you a call today if I can.

mullet,

I think fiberglass? Don Ward said it was made from the same material that they make compound bows out of. I don't know who made it. I literally bought it off a stand it was on in his shop. There was no box or anything. LOL Pretty sure it's a Snake.

 

Hawkdancer:
Kirsten,
The "long" taper in the sharpener is for the points, the short end is for nocks, unless, of course you are makng self nocks.  A fletching jig will be a big help!  Have fun!
Hawkdancer

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