A year or 2 ago Roy(Roy from PA on TradGang) sent me a set of 6 Sitka spruce shafts in the 40 to 45# range. After finishing up Elg Bue I thought about a set of arrows specifically for her and when I went looking I found the 6 Roy sent me and they are just about right for Elg Bue.
The lase few years I have preferred making self nocks in the arrows I make and here is how I do it...
I start by making a single bandsaw cut, across the grain of the shaft...
![](https://i.imgur.com/tdRVz1g.jpg)
then with a thin bladed knife I open the slots a little bit...
![](https://i.imgur.com/5nXV65L.jpg)
then with sandpaper(this is 80 grit) I open them a little more and shape them. I still have more opening and shaping to do a little later by folding the sandpaper over and over until I get the nock width that fits the serving on the string. BTW, I like my nocks to fit loosely on the string
![](https://i.imgur.com/PIBKxAE.jpg)
I decided to go ahead and add the crown color, the same as on Elg Bue and will fletch with turkey primary feathers.
![](https://i.imgur.com/Qld8YGZ.jpg)
As I continue I'll post more pics.