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Title: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Danzn Bar on June 04, 2016, 07:47:23 am

I had a few people at Marshall ask me for pictures of the jig I use................
DBar

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Danzn Bar on June 04, 2016, 07:48:25 am

And a few more

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: osage outlaw on June 04, 2016, 07:59:57 am

Thanks for posting this Bill.  I've been wanting to make one of these since I saw you use it the first time.

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Pat B on June 04, 2016, 08:36:47 am

That's pretty cool, Bill.  Here is what I use on difficult arrows. It
s an old electric wire insulator. Art Butner showed me this years ago...
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/arrowwrenches008.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/arrowwrenches008.jpg.html)

(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/primitive%20archer/arrowwrenches010.jpg) (http://s5.photobucket.com/user/PatBNC/media/primitive%20archer/arrowwrenches010.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Knoll on June 04, 2016, 09:08:19 am

Thanks, Bill. Gonna revamp mine.

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Danzn Bar on June 04, 2016, 11:54:36 am

Boy Pat , I can see that working just fine......
DBar

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Aaron H on June 04, 2016, 01:22:30 pm

Cool Bill, thanks for sharing

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Buckeye Guy on June 04, 2016, 03:33:23 pm

Thanks for sharing it
The finest straightening jig I have seen
The ability to look down the shafts as you go sets  it apart from the others I have used

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: bjrogg on June 05, 2016, 08:38:45 am

Really like both of those ideas. Mine works but puts marks in shafts from square edge. Was wanting to make something different

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Knoll on June 05, 2016, 10:19:41 am

Here's some details re Bill's shaft straightening jig.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,46593.msg635382.html#msg635382

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Stixnstones on June 05, 2016, 02:37:05 pm

thanx Bill.

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: JacksonCash on June 06, 2016, 08:17:45 am

Thanks for posting these, I've got the material now I just need to find the time.

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: loon on March 09, 2017, 01:20:24 am

Quote from: Knoll on June 05, 2016, 10:19:41 am

Here's some details re Bill's shaft straightening jig.

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,46593.msg635382.html#msg635382

Nice. Thank you. Is all the seemingly unnecessary metal (the curved base) supposed to be hot to help straighten?

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: gutpile on March 13, 2017, 10:51:48 am

I just use the edge of a table....gut

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: DC on March 13, 2017, 01:18:40 pm

All the metal keeps the wood from catching fire.

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Danzn Bar on March 13, 2017, 07:18:38 pm

That's right Don.......I posted this on another thread , but it applies he too

With this jig you can site down and rotate the shaft to see where the corrections need to be at the same time your adding heat with a heat gun.  The metal angle is to keep the wood from burning and losing shape.  I start out with about 9 shafts... start with the end away from you and work straightening towards you.  don't go back because you will lose areas that you have straighten because of the hot shaft.  Once you have gotten to the end closest to you, lay it down to cool and start another repeating the same process.  once through all 9 shafts or the shafts are cool flip the shafts and start over straightening from the other end.  I usually can get a shaft straight using this jig in two sessions plus one final tweaking.  Took me a while to the hang of it, but I've made hundreds of cane and boo arrows and it seams to be the easiest and quickest way for me....
DBar   

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: loon on March 13, 2017, 08:07:47 pm

Nice, thanks

Title: Re: Arrow Straighting Jig
Post by: Little John on March 13, 2017, 08:49:19 pm

Both good ideas will have to get one or both.    Kenneth