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Offline chessieboy

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footed arrows?
« on: May 27, 2009, 06:40:33 pm »
I'm going to try some footed shafts. I need to know how long the splice should be. I want to make the 4 cut for lack of a better term. Not the v-splice the other one.  How long should the splice section be?

Offline Hillbilly

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Re: footed arrows?
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2009, 06:53:02 pm »
About 3"-4" is what Gene Langston recommends in the TBB vol. 3.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: footed arrows?
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2009, 11:14:19 pm »
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Offline chessieboy

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Re: footed arrows?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2009, 06:44:43 am »
Thanks george but I was looking for the other style of footings. But your info is great as usuall. 

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Offline jamie

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Re: footed arrows?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2009, 12:00:46 pm »
Longer tapers are better and easier on the eyes. Like steve said 4"
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: footed arrows?
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2009, 04:52:44 pm »
Longer are also easier to keep the footing in line with the shaft when gluing. 
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