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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: swimbill on February 05, 2009, 01:41:06 pm

Title: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: swimbill on February 05, 2009, 01:41:06 pm

Hi I  just received a lot of cedar shafts, some are very good others not so straight.  What is the best method for straightening out cedar shafts.

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: gutpile on February 05, 2009, 01:47:17 pm

sometimes you can just hand straighten..bend where it needs and hold for a second...might have to heat them a tad ..just don't overheat...gut

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Pat B on February 05, 2009, 05:46:16 pm

What Gut said!

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Hillbilly on February 06, 2009, 09:43:19 am

One of those little hooks like you screw into the wall works pretty good, just screw it into a wooden handle, put it over the shaft, and rub it on the outside of the bend while you'r putting a little pressure on it.

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Pat B on February 06, 2009, 10:50:08 am

I made a tool like Hillbilly suggested and here is a pic of how it is used.   
(http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y199/PatBNC/arrowmakingtools003.jpg)

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: M-P on February 14, 2009, 01:35:13 pm

Hi,  POC is usually easy to straighten and hand straightening works best for me.  For those few shafts that require more I like the 'ACE' brand compression straightener.  3R has them.   The "'ACE' works well on more difficult woods like ash as well.  Ron

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: whitewoodshunter on February 14, 2009, 01:45:17 pm

Pat B. : ( Not to interrupt this thread) but will those kind of straightening tools with work with cane and bamboo without heat?

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Pat B on February 14, 2009, 01:56:51 pm

You will need heat to get them straight initally but this tool will help if they get a little out of straightness between the nodes.

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Scowler on February 19, 2009, 11:42:48 am

I use the Shaft Tamer from 3Rivers and a solid flat surface (counter top). 

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: coyote pup on February 19, 2009, 12:51:58 pm

PatB, is that bamboo in your pic with the tool?

Title: Re: Straightening cedar shafts
Post by: Pat B on February 19, 2009, 01:54:56 pm

Yes, Pup! It is a native bamboo(Arundaneria appalachiana) aka hill cane.     Pat