Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: JoJoDapyro on January 25, 2015, 06:55:22 pm
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I have made probably 2 dozen bamboo arrows now. I have never had one break during heat straightening... Until today. I cut knocks, Fletched and wrapped 4 arrows today before straightening. Broke 2 while straightening! >:D I think I'll take the rest of this month off from working on anything!
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I have made probably 2 dozen bamboo arrows now. I have never had one break during heat straightening... Until today. I cut knocks, Fletched and wrapped 4 arrows today before straightening. Broke 2 while straightening! >:D I think I'll take the rest of this month off from working on anything!
JoJo
I do all my straightening before I do all that work on them, I sometimes get into a zone with a little music and a good drink and will straighten shafts for three or four hours at a time. Then group them by spine and weight. That way if any breaks while straightening it's no big deal.
DBar
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I normally spine, cut to length, straighten, fletch. But after so many successful ones I thought what the heck. >:D One is for sure my fault, and one broke clean at a node. I don't think that was from too much heat, but my fault in that I should have flexed it before hand. Just another day of learning. Beats work any day!
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I straighten mine first too. And break one once in a while.......it's always a bummer, especially when you think you have a good shaft :-(