installing field points???

[sakimoto]

Greetings again. I am fairly new to primitive archery. I always shot a compound with sights and aluminum arrow. Just recently I am using a 40lbs hickory longbow and cedar arrows with trade points. You can only do so much target pratice with the trade points. I have never made an arrow with field points. I tried a few days ago and got frustrated because I could not get the field point into the shaft. Is there a tutorial on how to do this. Like I said I am fairly new to primitive archery and I love it! Any help will be appreciated.
Thanks,
Sakimoto

[Cromm]

Are they tapered heads if yes you will need to taper the end of the shaft so the head fits onto it.

[Swamp Bow]

Also make sure you are putting the correct diameter shaft into your field points.

Swamp

[sakimoto]

I am using cedar shafts that are already straightened. I noticed that the field points are tapered at the end and they almost fit over the point. What I did was started to sand the wood to make the point fit over it, but for some strange reason it would not fit. I guess it is what you said about the tapered end. I will try it again later on in the day and get back to you on the results. Thanks for the information.
Sakimoto

[Hillbilly]

The field points are made to accept a 5 degree taper. You can get a pencil-sharper type taper tool from Three Rivers or Kustom King for a few bucks that will taper a shaft in a few seconds.

[Justin Snyder]

I don't know what kind of power tools you have, but you might find this interesting.   It shows you how to build a taper jig that will work with a benchtop sander.  http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,17608.0.html