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daniel:
Smart and inexpensive, good job Dbernier!
I would always use small thumb plane to taper all my arrow shafts, doing that Your way will be so much faster though.
You mentioned You don't like sand paper on You taper tool? Have You tryed Sandblaster 3M? You can get one in ACE hardwere for about $10 roll (cheper than files I guess) will last forever couse it does't clog. I bought one like 3 years ago and is still as good as new.
How far do You taper You shafts again? how much spine they lose?

DBernier:
Daniel, no I have not tried the 3M Sandblaster but will get some for overall sanding anyway. It is a good alternative. On the spine differential, most of my arrows are weighed and spine is very close. The spine is + or - 3# and the weight is within 25 grains, total arrow weight. I separate them in groups of 6 arrows. The loss in spine averages about 1 to 1 1/2# on 31 inch shafts centered at 26". If I move the shaft to the nock, it looses no more than  1/2 #, additional. That is an average. Hope I answered your question.

Dick

Otoe Bow:
You know, I got to be totally honest with you, when I first started reading this, I thought it was for making the small tapers on the ends of an arrow to accept the glue on knocks and points. :-[  Now I see that it is to give the arrow a slight taper much like cane or shoots.  It wasn't until I saw the part about the 10" files did I get it.  Now it's even cooler.

Mike

DBernier:
Way to go Mike.  ???  Saw the light bulb from here.   ;D

Dick

Otoe Bow:
 ;D  Hey,  >:(   ;D

Mike

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