Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Knoll on June 09, 2016, 02:05:58 pm
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Stopped at a resale shop today. Walked out with case of old old target arrows. Now to restore them to semblence of their former glory!
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Nice find
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That will be a fun project, lucky find.
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One of nocks must be replaced. Hot water best 1st option for getting it off?
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Nice find. How old are those arrows? It might be a good idea to replace all of the nocks. Plastic can get brittle with age.
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Nice find! I would definitely replace all those plastic nocks and flex all the arrows to be sure none are cracked.
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Have no idea on their age, Clint. A few of nocks are of more reent vintage. But most of them are quite thick plastic like nothing ya see today. And some of bullet points are like nothing of recent vintage.
Here's a few more images.
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When I want to remove a nock I stick it in a target and shoot it off with another arrow. Much faster than steaming it off ;D
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When I want to remove a nock I stick it in a target and shoot it off with another arrow.
I've witnessed your shootin'. ::)
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Oh that's nice! I'd really love to see the final result, they're already lookin great, fletching aside 😂
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You can also try shooting them at a steel drum..... that will knock them off sometimes too also a good way to see if it's cracked anywhere >:D Clint taught me that one
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Hot pan of water good as 1st effort to get nocks off?
Mike .....I'm not sure water would be the best, the water will most likely swell the wood shafts. If they were glued on with a heat sensitive glue a candle heating the plastic nock might work. If they were glued on with epoxy/fletch tite, I have cut them off with a very sharp box cutter. starting at the fletch end of the nock and cutting towards the string groove. making sure not to cut too deep into the taper of the shaft.
Just and idea.....
DBar
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You can also try shooting them at a steel drum..... that will knock them off sometimes too also a good way to see if it's cracked anywhere >:D Clint taught me that one
Surrrrrrre, shooooooot a ddddddrrum
DBar
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;) :laugh: ;)
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Those are 50's, 60's. I'd cut all of the knocks off and replace them.
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nice find Mike.
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50's to 60's? Wow! Gotta wonder what path those arrows followed to end up in that resale shop . . . . .
Leaning to puttin' self nocks on them.
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I vote for the self knocks, then you won't have to reknock them in another 50 or 60 years. ;)
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Nice find, I just cut them off with a sharp knife, I would for sure replace them before I shot them.
Pappy
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I hold a heat gun to nocks I want to remove, in a few seconds the nock will start to melt and can be easily be scraped off with a knife.
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Since they're going to receive self nocks, I cut them off with utility knife.
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Nice find Mike! Wish I could run across stuff like that.
Patrick