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Mesophilic:
Probably already know the answer, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

Have a couple of cracks near the nock end of a dogwood shaft.  The longest looks like it won't run past the fletching.  Is this salvageable?

Were I to wrap sinew around the ends of fletches and self nock would that prevent this from being hazardous?

Can't find dogwood locally so it pains me to have to discard a shaft.

Thanks.

Pat B:
Most shafting shoots will check if the bark is removed too soon. The only shoot I know of that will not check is sourwood.
 Fill the check with super glue and continue on. That section may be a little stiffer but other than that it shouldn't be a problem. I made a viburnum arrow a few years back that checked badly. I super glued the checks and the arrow worked just fine.

Mesophilic:
Thanks Pat.  In addition to learning about checked shoots, I also learned today that chucking one in a drill to sand...the torque can and will open that check up and completely shred that end of the shaft.

Well, it was worth a try.

Hawkdancer:
Might also wrap the Fletches with silk thread, and seal.
Hawkdancer

mullet:
Here's a tid bit to think about. A few years ago I had a hair line crack in a shaft in the fletching area. I had it come apart and a good size piece with fletching and cresting paint going into my hand right behind the index knuckle. It disintegrated like shrapnel inside of my left hand. I ended up in surgery for 3 hours getting all of the junk out and four nights in the hospital on anti biotics. The surgeon said If I had waited longer there was a good chance I would have lost my hand from infection.

So now, it's not worth it to me just to save a shaft I might lose shooting anyway.

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