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Offline benjamin

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how narrow for tips?
« on: March 27, 2008, 08:05:32 pm »
How narrow have you gone with your nocks? I mean the part inside of the string groves. Is there a "safe" rule for osage or other wight woods? The narrowest I've ever gone was 1/4'' inside of the string groves.
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Offline Hillbilly

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Re: how narrow for tips?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2008, 08:25:27 pm »
I usually make them about 3/8" or so outside the grooves. I've seen some tiny ones posted on here.
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Offline Coo-wah-chobee

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Re: how narrow for tips?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2008, 08:28:06 pm »
Usually like Hillbilly said, 3/8 " but I have made them 3/16 ".........bob
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Offline Kegan

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Re: how narrow for tips?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2008, 08:43:19 pm »
3/8" or less. But it makes it easier to use half pin nocks.

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Offline Pappy

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Re: how narrow for tips?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 07:32:30 am »
I do the same,3/8 outside and cut them file deep with a 5/32 chain saw file,never mesured it
inside but I guess wit a little figuring I could find out.I guess that would be about 1/16 never
had a problem,but I don't build my bows much over 50lbs.That seem pretty thin,never really
thought about it before.I also never cut across the back unless I overlay the tip.I do that
sometime and sometime I don't. :) There really isn't as much presure as you would think.  :)
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