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straightening shafts?
GregB:
I checked mine out last night by basically spinning the point in the palm of my hand and watching for wobbling. I've gone through my arrows several times in the period of a week or so and check them for straightness. Seems like after several straightening sessions, they finally give it up and decide to straighten up. ;D
Pat B:
...tempering!!! ;)
D. Tiller:
How do you know when it's fully tempered?
JackCrafty:
It's fully tempered when it's dark enough to claim braggin' rights: "Hey look everybody....I got tempered shafts! Aint they purdy?". ;D
Pat B:
David, you are still trying to over engineer this. ;) I guess when it becomes stable. If you look at the video of the Asian guy straightening his shafts in the oven, you will see that his cane shafts aren't pale colored. Just like with tempering boo for bow bellies you want a carmelization to occur so a nice shade of light brown would tell you for sure but I don't think you need to go that far. I'm no expert at cane arrows. I'm still learning also but from watching and listening to others, this is what I have gleaned. Basically you are forcing moisture out and solidifying the resins inside. Pat
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