Help on turning arrow shafts

[strother1990]

Hi
I am using the veritas 3/8" Dowel/Tenon Cutter and having trouble making them. Whenever I try to use my drill I end up stripping out the wood. I am using cedar boards, not sure what to do. At first I was using a six point socket then I found a smaller square socket and it still was stripping out. Has anyone experienced anything like this. I am fixing to just buy a router and set up a jig with that if i cannot figure this out.

Thanks any thoughts would be greatly appreciated,


Strother

[CherokeeKC]

The square shafts of wood have to be cut to the right size for the socket in drill method to work.  Are you using a bolt, thread end in chuck of drill, with the socket on head of bolt?  So its actually the square side of socket (the end that fits on a ratchet) that fits onto the piece of wood.

[crooketarrow]

  Hand plane the square corners off before you start.

[strother1990]

thanks guys

[CraigMBeckett]

strother1990,

Have you sharpened the blade? It is not sharp enough as it comes from Veritas.

By the way you can get the correct size square socket from Veritas.

Finally you don't want the drill to run too fast, use a slowish speed.

Craig.

[strother1990]

I have not sharpened it yet, ya i thought that it would be sharp. I will do that and see if that works.
thanks!

Strother

[netman]

I sand or plane the corners first then stick the end of the shaft straight in my chuck and run them through it works good if you leave a few inches unplanned for the chuck and keep the blade very sharp.