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How do you do your self nocks/pictures of my first primitives arrows

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kayakfisher:
Just made my first dozen of primitive semi primitive arrows, got them done in time for mojam. river cane shafts made my nocks out of oak hard wood dowel how do you cut the notches in them. I cheated set up a jig on my router notched them then whittled them dow to fit in shaft. Hey I said semi primitive the trade point I purchased four of them from the local leather store
                                        Dennis

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Pat B:
Dennis, I don't add a separate nock on my cane arrows but cut the nock directly in the cane. I usually fill the hole with a bamboo skewer or small dowel but not always.The nock is usually set just above a node and I add a sinew or silk wrap for safety.    Pat

Pappy:
I lay mine on the center groove of the band saw to make the first thin cut,then use a thin file to finish it up and size it,then course sand paper to finish them up.I done like Pat and just plugged the center wit a small dowel.  :)
   Pappy

Hillbilly:
I usually cut mine directly in the cane, too. I make a center cut 3/8" deep with a hacksaw or bandsaw, then follow it with a small round rasp or tile blade.

GregB:
I'm gluing a dowel into the end, then drilling about 1/8" hole through the cane 3/8" from the end. Then cutting a slot with a bandsaw and finishing up with sand paper.

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