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How straight should I get my shoots? HELP!!!!

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markinengland:
I use an alchohol burner for heat and my hands. No tools needed.
Mark in England

Pat B:
Heat, oil and hands! ;D   I prefer a bit of character in my arrows. Thats why I use sourwood shoots. If they spin true, usually they will fly true(if not, they become nutters with flu flus). For hunting arrows I don't want too much snake because it would impede penetration but for 3D and just shootin', "not so straight" arrows are fun...and shoot well.
   I draw 26"(most of the time  ;D ) but cut arrows to 29"and that, along with the natural taper I can shoot shoot arrows that are 15# or more over spined and they still shoot well from my self bows.
   Steve Parkers sourwood arrows, on the other hand,  look like they were made with a doweling machine.           Pat 

ps. on severe bends or at the very end of the shoot I use an arrow wrench...a piece of wood(or antler) with an arrow size hole in it to be used for leverage. I don't like using one much because it leaves depressions in the heat softened shaft.

nugget:
I got some meadow sweet shafts from Dick at Hickory I have made up 1 . It looks crooked as hell but it is about the best shooting arrow I have. Could be good MOJO or luck either way line up the knock and the point then let it fly.
I think I said it correctly ( meadow sweet )  Correct me if I am wrong. It came from out west  . I can not find it in my Audobon book of North American trees.
T.J.

Pat B:
TJ, It won't be in a tree book. It is a multi-stemmed shrub. I believe it is a Spirea.  Pat

D. Tiller:
Thanks for the info everyone! I will start making up some shafts and let fly.

One last question! Do you taper he shaft to uniform dimensions or to spine weight them correctly?

David T

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