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Bare Shaft Tuning: The Saga Continues

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WhistlingBadger:
Timbo, I honestly didn't see the pun.  But if I had, I'd have said it anyway.  ha ha ha

Donald--thanks.  That's what I'm thinking.  My arrows fly well enough with fletching, but the early wobbles can't do much for speed or penetration, especially on larger game--elk, moose, maybe even a bear some day.  Plus it's fun fiddling around with them, and it is some of the best work on form I've ever done.  You're right--one tiny wobble in my form and the arrow is all over the place!

Going to keep shooting and whittling down, shooting and whittling down, until the arrow is perfectly straight, or too short to shoot anymore.  If that happens, I guess I'll order some heavier heads, go to the 40# shaft and start over.

burchett.donald:
  Keep us posted on your findings Thomas...Your thread will help a lot of folks along the same trail...
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WhistlingBadger:
Down to 29 1/2 inches this morning.  I think we have a winner!  Four in a row looked just like this at 12 yards:


Same arrow at 20 yards.  Bit of a side-wind kicking up--rushing to get this done before the forecasted snow storm this afternoon--but flying without a wobble, as far as I can see.  Red arrow is perpendicular for reference.

WhistlingBadger:
So, I think I can safely say that 35# spine at around 29" is what is going to work best with this bow.  Next step, besides shooting it a few more times once the wind calms down, will be to order a dozen sitka spruce shafts in this spine, tune up one of them to confirm my result and tweak the exact length if necessary, then get down to building arrows!   :NN

35# seems really light for a 60# bow, but the handle really is quite wide, especially with the braided leather wrap.  If they flies straight, I shoots 'em!

Thomas

burchett.donald:
     These hand made wood bows are never the same...So many variables come into play, handle width from center, design of bow, shooting style, various tillers and on and on and on will affect arrow deflection.........No AMO standards for my primitive set ups...What you done Thomas was tune your arrow to your personal set up and it looks really good from here...Nice job on thread and pictures are worth a thousand words man, excellent job...
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