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Ruddy Darter:
Here's some target arrows I just finished up. The shafts are 3/8"ash with horn inserts, and I put on a 10" taper. 6" turkey feathers with sealed in red silk binding. I managed to find some 'medieval' style steel target points that I really like and they weigh 150grain. The finished arrows weigh  either side of 51 grams and are 31" in length. I put in the taper and prepared the end for the arrowheads using a spokeshave, first time I tried this way and is now my favoured method.

 R.D.

Pat B:
Nice, well made arrows, RD.  How do you like ash? I liked it, good physical weight but hard for me to keep straight.

Ruddy Darter:
Thank you Pat B, I really like ash. I took some time straightening these, as most were quite crooked, with the aid of a heat gun and bending with my thumbs, getting them hot so I can just hold, bending it and holding in position until it cools off a little. Once straight I find they generally stay put. I do the majority of the straightening after I put in the  horn inserts and fix on the heads just prior to 3X Danish oil.
I'm going to make an arrow straightener too, a handle shaped length of wood with a smoothed hole, for tweeking straight when and if needed, although I don't mind too much if there's a little in-flight waggle.  :)

R.D.

Ruddy Darter:
Here's the tool I mean...something like this in 20mm oak, should do the trick(?)
I'll probably fix on a thin vertically grained strip to the side to strengthen.
 R.D.

Pat B:
I have a few of those. Be sure all edges the shaft comes in contact with are well rounded so any indentations are minimal. Arrow wrenches are good for drastic bends but not usually. I've found hand work with warm shafts works best for basic straightening with most shafting.

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