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Offline bjrogg

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Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Reply #45 on: February 05, 2026, 02:14:08 pm »
Still watching Ryan.  (-P

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« Reply #46 on: February 07, 2026, 07:46:45 pm »
Wow. Love that idea for the clamping.  I’m gonna use that!   
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Offline mmattockx

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« Reply #47 on: Today at 01:35:19 pm »
Quote from: superdav95 on February 07, 2026, 07:46:45 pm
Wow. Love that idea for the clamping.  I’m gonna use that!

Gluing blocks onto pieces for clamping is pretty common in the furniture making/fancy woodworking world. It can greatly simplify clamping some tricky joints.


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Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Reply #48 on: Today at 05:26:42 pm »
Got to work on some arrows today. I have some doug fir shafts from Surewood that I am planning on using but I need to taper them to lose some mass and figured I'd practice on some big box poplar. I've never made arrows so I had to make myself a shooting board. Got the planes sharp and went to town. I used my belt grinder to smooth them but but they got pretty "Lumpy" if that makes sense? I only did a hand full of the shaft blanks so I'll probably try and hand sand the rest. Also made a sanding jig but not sure how useful it will be. My shop is in a detached garage and I'm learning I really need heat and a bathroom in there.  (lol)
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Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Reply #49 on: Today at 05:27:56 pm »
Anyone have any tips for keeping the shaft nice and parallel? I'm going to try without the belt grinder. Any tips are greatly appreciated!

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Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Reply #50 on: Today at 06:04:52 pm »
I wish knoll would pop in here. He made nice shafts.


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Offline willie

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Re: Flight Archery Projects
« Reply #51 on: Today at 06:34:57 pm »
Quote from: RyanY on Today at 05:27:56 pm
Anyone have any tips for keeping the shaft nice and parallel? I'm going to try without the belt grinder. Any tips are greatly appreciated!

Are you planning to taper the ends?
the longer the taper jig the less you would have to worry about the middle third, but that jig in the bottom pic is certianly an improvement ovet the narrow belt
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« Reply #52 on: Today at 07:08:53 pm »
Yes. I’ll be barrel tapering them using the shooting board and plane. Might get too narrow for that jig but I could make another one.
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