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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: knapperhead on November 02, 2013, 11:30:15 am

Title: Hafting Question
Post by: knapperhead on November 02, 2013, 11:30:15 am

I am going to haft some stone points on my home depot bamboo shafts. Should I insert a dowel first? Also, should the notch for the point line up with the nock ? Thanks,
Matt

Title: Re: Hafting Question
Post by: aaron on November 02, 2013, 12:21:38 pm

I do not insert a dowel on mine-most of the dowel would be lost in carving the notch.
I make the notch for the head perpendicular to the string nock so that when the arrow flexes back and forth during paradox, it will not "catch" the wind- that is it will fly straighter.

Title: Re: Hafting Question
Post by: knapperhead on November 02, 2013, 12:41:10 pm

Thanks Aaron  8)

Title: Re: Hafting Question
Post by: Pat B on November 02, 2013, 01:20:10 pm

I haft stone and trade points right into the shafting without foreshafts. I usually cut the nock and point slots the same direction.

Title: Re: Hafting Question
Post by: knapperhead on November 02, 2013, 08:36:37 pm

Almost ready to haft and then I blew the corner off

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Title: Re: Hafting Question
Post by: papoints on November 02, 2013, 08:59:35 pm

Superglue my friend the deer won't notice :).