well that went a lot better

[jeffp51]

Here is the second attempt at matching a set of arrows closely.  32" long shot from a 55# bow and spined at 75#. The points are matched to within a grain of each other. (125) If you will remember, I tried this once before with what ended up being very underspined shafts.  The bare shaft test broke them.  This time the bare shaft test was much better, although I am sure I could use a little more refinement on it.  I am happy with the results.

[jeffp51]

This was the second time through the bow for all 4 arrows (one arrow is hard to see behind the other.)  Not every round has been as good, but I can see that they fly straighter, more consistent, and penetrate deeper that my arrows have in the past.  I assume that is because they are hitting straighter.  They are averaging 600 grain, although they are not matched to weight as close as I would like. 

[DC]

Nice arrows, are they bamboo?

[jeffp51]

Yes, of the garden stake variety.  Started with 6 in this set, and two couldn't be sanded to match.  I am going to have to make some more to replace all the arrows in my quiver that have suddenly become obsolete.

[JoJoDapyro]

You may have to change you last name to Fletcher!

[le0n]

nice work.

i dig those splices too

[Trapper Rob]

Those look really sharp.

[loon]

Nice!!!!!
What are the points? Wrapped screw in field points?

[bubbles]

What diameter of boo do you look for for 75# spine?

[jeffp51]

Thanks for the nice comments. The tips are made of three 5-32 brass nuts and one washer ground down on a belt sander counter tightened on a threaded rod.  The shafts taper from about 8.25 mm at the tip to just over 7mm at the nock, but I started larger and sanded them down some until they had the right spine.

[Aaron H]

Very nice arrows

[jeffp51]

Sorry, they are 8-32 threads on the hardware.

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Very nice! I like how you did your nocks too.

[bowtarist]

Those look like gooders!! Swell work. dp

[crooketarrow]

 No easy task to work out a match set of shoot arrows. I'm in pressed very good job.

I don't comment on to many arrows I see on here. Not trying to put anyone down. Because what your doing is un con-seamable not only to componder's. But also to most traditional shooters that havn't stepped backward yet. Because they just can't give up that speed = distance thing.

  That's why you see so many people shooting traditional and shooting carbons of there recurves and long bows. SPEED AND DISTANTS

   I've only make 3 sets of 3 shoot arrows at a time. Way to time consuming for me to do.

Nice to make and to have but 5 or 10 grains doesn't matter at 12,15 yards.

  Self bows don't shoot 300 FPS. Where 2 or 3 grains do matter.

  THOSE LOOK SHARP but your feathers don't look to primitive.