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Arrow shaft shape pros & cons?

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DBernier:
Sorry, forgive me. Getting ready for Hickory. The two photos show a simple fixture "anyone" can build to tapper shafts. It is a board, two 1/2 inch aluminum angles 11 inches long. Two guide plates are glued to your "maximum" arrow shaft dia. The aluminum angle has the screw holes slotted to pivot around the screw to the left. Sand paper is glued to the aluminum angle. Use a vernier to gage the max/min dia you want. I am now going to substitute a file glued in place of the sand paper. If you do a "bunch" of shafts like I do you may want to do that. I use a hand drill to rotate the shafts. Have fun.

Dick

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DanaM:
Thanks Dick :) What amount of taper do you use? For instance 11/32" to 5/16" at the nock???

DBernier:
As a matter of fact, yes. It worked out good. Iwill be doing some self nocks when I get back.

Dick

markinengland:
My hazel shoot arrows grew tapered! They have been good to shoot and very durable.
Mark in England

madcrow:
I started doing a 10" barrel taper on mine.  It does lighten the arrow some, but the major difference that I have noticed is that when I am in the woods stumping with Nugget and miss, I spend alot more time looking for those arrows.  They shoot about the same as my 5/16" parrallel shafts.  I guess I just like the look of the barrel taper.

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