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Offline bow101

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Quicky nocks
« on: May 04, 2014, 07:01:02 pm »
Find it frustrating making string nocks lately, so freakin time consuming, other stuff to be doing like the thankless job of sanding..... >:(  First make a cut using the hack saw,  make a slight impression with the rasp and finish with the electric drill with a properly sized bit and go to town. Get 'er dun in no time. ;D
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Offline bubby

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 08:17:33 pm »
man I don't think it takes that much time to do nocks, only takes me a few minutes apiece maybe ten total, if I do horn it takes longer got to sand them out good before they get buffed out, a neat trick to smooth them out without sanding is to heat up a 16 penny nail with a torch and burn them in, they turn black, look cool and are smooth
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2014, 10:08:52 pm »
I have only made cross bow bolt  knocks so far but I sure would use your method
on an arrow. Pretty slick if the tools are good and sharp.
Could you do it with flint?
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Offline Cameroo

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2014, 10:18:53 pm »
Slap a tile-cutting blade in your hacksaw, then clean 'em up with a twisted-up 1/8" wide strip of cloth-backed sandpaper.  Easy-peasy!

Offline Slackbunny

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #4 on: May 05, 2014, 10:22:40 am »
I like the way you think stringstretcher. I'm stealing that idea  >:D

Offline warpath

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2014, 11:08:14 am »
I use a tile cutting bit on a dremel tool. This allows me to do an even self-nock and round it out in less than a minute. Then just clean it up with some 220 grit sandpaper. Can do a dozen nocks in usually well under ten minutes.

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2014, 12:37:31 pm »
I just use the Band Saw and clean it up witha needle rasp. Real quick.
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #7 on: May 05, 2014, 12:47:06 pm »
I use a single bandsaw blade kerf then open it with a thin, sharp knife and emory cloth folded over and over again until it fits my served bow sting.
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Offline bow101

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2014, 07:32:05 pm »
If I meant Arrow nocks then I would of posted in the Arrow section.  I was referring to the bow tip string nock.
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2014, 08:04:27 pm »
If I meant Arrow nocks then I would of posted in the Arrow section.  I was referring to the bow tip string nock.

that's what I thought
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #10 on: May 05, 2014, 08:14:31 pm »
sorry bow101 for not reading more closely.  I deleted the arrow nock post of mine so as not to confuse any one else

Offline bow101

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #11 on: May 05, 2014, 08:26:45 pm »
If I meant Arrow nocks then I would of posted in the Arrow section.  I was referring to the bow tip string nock.

that's what I thought ......................>>>>>         :)  yep ya thought right.

 I guess I did not explain myself right.
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #12 on: May 05, 2014, 08:29:24 pm »
I'm not sure I understand how a drill comes into play, but it sounds like you are making it more complicated than it has to be.  A tile cutter and a piece of sandpaper make short work of the string grooves.

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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2014, 10:37:19 pm »
If I meant Arrow nocks then I would of posted in the Arrow section.  I was referring to the bow tip string nock.

that's what I thought

HAHAHA, I was wondering why so many people were confused...still am I suppose. I used a file on the ones I've done. Which ain't many. dp
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Re: Quicky nocks
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2014, 11:14:55 pm »
Still use the same process for bowstring grooves. :)

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