Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on July 07, 2014, 01:21:49 am
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Wonder if this works on footed shafts?
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNp6Gen-PVU
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It is called a draw plate and has been used for making dowels for a very long time. Depending n the hardness difference of the footing and shaft it should work fine.
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I've seen them used with out the roughed up hole edge and short dowels hammered through. But i've never seen it like this before.
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Thats what I use, Problem is, you have to be careful when getting to the end of a shaft they tend to start wobbling or they keep snapping off at the drill chuck. I get about 6 shafts per 10 square stock. But then again I'm using mostly D-fir. You have to set up a drill jig where the shaft can pass through so as to hold it during the process. Give it a try on the footed shafts.
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i'M THINKING OF MAKING A TWO STAGE THING.
the draw plate to take me from 3/8 square to just over 5/16 then use a scraping blade mounted on the tool after that hole to scrape down to 5/16.
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Look into making dowels with a staff bead cutter and a router.
I can reduce a footed shaft in about 15 seconds and they are all perfect AND straight! It's too complicated to explain here but i'm sure google will help you.
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I've seen some of those. I do alot of my work at night so quite is a big plus.
Any links to the design you used? Or a pic?
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would you by chance have a link to one of the cutters you are talking about?
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Well that was kool.