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paulc:
Thanks BJ, yeah it makes some sense tonight. Probably make more sense in the morning :-)

If you all cut 10 shafts, how many good arrows will you get for a particular bow? Ratio of decorator arrows vs hunting arrows?

Thanks

bjrogg:
Paul I built myself a spine tester. I’m not saying a person has to have one to make well tuned arrows but I do believe it helps.

The hardest arrow to make is the first one. It takes some experimentation to come up with the right combination for a particular bow. Once you find the right combination you can try to repeat that combination by making or choosing the same combination spine shafts, length and point weight.

You can also change length and or point weight to come up with the proper dynamic spine to match your bow.

When I make arrows the last thing I do is put fletching on. I always shoot them bareshaft first. If they are flying sideways there’s no since putting fletching on yet. If they are flying with tail to the right they are to stiff. You can add point weight or file sides of shaft a bit to lower spine of shaft.

I prefer to start out with a longer shaft that is most likely slightly weak. After shooting bareshaft and tail is flying sideways tail to the left. Now I can shorten shaft slightly and repeat bareshaft until it flys straight and not sideways.

Bjrogg

paulc:
That's exactly what I needed to hear BJ...couldn't decide which end I should shorten.....I guess I will try mounting some of my so so points and see what happens.

Save the better hunting points for when I'm confident of a proper arrow when done.

Paul

bjrogg:
Paul I like to use pole barn spikes for target points to. I can start out with point to heavy creating a weak dynamic spine. Then I can keep taking a little off the spike till I get weight right for the proper dynamic spine.

Sometimes I even remove point from a well tuned arrow. Weigh it and halved a stone point of the same weight in its place. I’ve had good luck using this method.

Bjrogg

Hawkdancer:
Very informative thread!  Great tutorial, even I understand how to make an arrow now! (lol). Thanks for the info?
Hawkdancer

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