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Arthur Herrmann:
I am using dowel rods for arrows. From the 100 that I bought, there is probably 3 ones with good grain in the whole bunch.

When I put a dowel in the spiner, and I spin the arrow, one side is always much stronger than another.

Is there a certain side that is supposed to have the cock feather?

Now if I manage to spine arrows, I have to deal with weight. They can be very, bery different. By the time I finally get two arrows matched, I could have worked at my Uncles to get enough money to buy a dozen more prespined weighed cedars.

I do want to make my own arrows, and I hate using bought shafts on a fine home made bow. If only is wasn't such a science making them arrows.

ZanderPommo:
you want to spine them oon the stiffer side, meaning a view of the rings from the base of the arrow looks like this: (l l l l) vertically
vertically. and you want to mount the cock feather on the top end of that like this:  l
                                                                                                                  (l l l l)

is that understandable? sorry, its hard to explain

Zander

Pat B:
As Zander said the grain lines that run down the shaft are the stiff sides and the stiffest of these should go against the bow...your cock feather will go opposite.
   On shafts that are too stiff you can sand the center portion of the shaft to reduce spine and/or leave them longer than needed.  With any dowel shafting you will have grain run off. If it is not to drastic they should be OK for arrows.     Pat

Arthur Herrmann:
Okay, so when I load my arrow into the spiner, I want the cock feather up?

Pat B:
Spine it both directions(180deg) on the grain sides and put the stiffest of the two against the bow and the cock feather opposite that. Pat

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