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Topic Archives => How To - Resources => Topic started by: Terry_Green on February 02, 2004, 05:30:00 PM
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My shooting has improved to the point that I am often breaking
nocks.
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/nockbrok.jpg)
When I broke the first one I thought, man I wish these were plastic
nocks istead of self nocks. And then I thought thinking like that is
pretty dumb. Here is what i came up with, based on some pics Dan
Perry posted over on Primitive Archer of his flight arrows.
I use a knife to remove some wood below the broken nock. I then
rasp the area flat and to a consistent depth.
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/nokshapd.jpg)
I am going to use some scrap yew wood for my replacement "ear".
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/getwood.jpg)
I am choosing yew because it is fairly soft and easy to tool. My patch
job is quite close to a feather and i want to avoid conflicts with the
fletch. A hard wood presents a higher degree of difficulty for wood
removal and increases the risk of feather damage..
After rasping an area flat on my yew wood patch I glue it to the shaft
and use a small clamp to hold it in place.
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/gluedon.jpg)
This is what the glueup looks like after the glue has set.
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/glurep.jpg)
Next step is to shape the patch to blend in with the shaft and make
the ear look as much like its mate as possible.
(http://www.leftcoast-art.bc.ca/lcoast/yewnoc22.jpg)
I am going to glue in a piece of 1/8" dowel at right angles to the nock
to keep the shaft from splitting.
A little work with a file and the nock is ready for bale shooting again.
I probably have 1/2 hour of actual work in the fix job and had fun doing it.
=keith=