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Offline paulc

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heat treating arrow shafts
« on: September 01, 2009, 09:38:14 am »
Is heat treating the way to go to make an arrow shaft a bit stiffer?  I am using clear pine from Home Depot that I cut up into square dowels and then took the corners off the dowel.  Some of them are a bit bendy and I wanted to stiffen them rather than use them for the fire.  Thanks, PC

Offline hawkbow

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Re: heat treating arrow shafts
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2009, 09:41:04 am »
fire will harden them.. but won't help much with the spine... shortening them will make them stiffer spined... good luck.Hawk
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Offline chessieboy

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Re: heat treating arrow shafts
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2009, 05:58:49 pm »
also lowering the point weight will raise the spine.

Offline markinengland

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Re: heat treating arrow shafts
« Reply #3 on: September 02, 2009, 05:57:38 pm »
The Saracens used to dry their pine arrow shafts and then bake them in an oven to temper them.
Tempering makes a bow stiffer so should also make an arrow stiffer.
Try it and see.Tempering needs to be done so that a very slight colour change happens not scorching.

Offline mullet

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Re: heat treating arrow shafts
« Reply #4 on: September 02, 2009, 09:32:58 pm »
 I would go with shortening them, like Hawk said. If you don't know what you are doing heat treating them I think you are setting yourself up for some exciting shots. When wood gets dry and brittle, it is also unpredictable.
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