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grooving shoot shafts ?

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Pat B:
Maybe a 1/16" to 1/32" both ways but I've never measured.

backtowood B2W:
Thanks pat!, I will try to get it done tomorrow...

backtowood B2W:
Haven't made a tool yet. Was able to straighten them by compressing the convex side with a small glass bottle. No grooves no heat just worked out like that. Maybe because this ones seasoned for a year!?!

BowEd:
Nice looking and variety of shoot shaft arrows.I agree they are very tough.You've got a nice variety of shoots around you.Like Art I find there's no substitute for long seasoning them for staying straight.I say whatever works for someone.
My plum here is the most dense type shoot shaft too.It's just a regular type of plum that's all over this area but getting numbers of suitable lengthed shafts of it is'nt as easy as getting dogwoods.

bownarra:
My tool is the same as PatB's, it works really well.
I never found any huge difference grooving and fire hardening compared to proper long seasoning.
The key for me is a straighten them when green, bundle together and wrap tightly, every month or so unbundle them and restraighten if necessary. Once they are reasonably dry I then plane them down to a bit over spined. Re-straighten this time getting them perfect. Bundle up again then leave them for as long as possible!
Cutting some shafts one a month for a while and doing all this will mean you eventually have a really good stock of properly seasoned and straight shafts.
Of course only picking the very best shoots to begin with helps a lot :)

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