reparrow arrow footing

[Ian johnson]

anyone used this?,I know that its for broken shafts but has anyone put them on specificly to foot the end of the arrow, it seems cheaper and easier to do than fancy wing footing

thanks
Ian

[BobW]

yep, only way I can get to 35" of arrow.....

They seem pretty solid.  I did brake one this year on a pure shoulder hit on a really nice whitetail    

BobW

[Dave2old]

I've had the same thought -- if they were available in, say purpleheart or ebony, somevery very heavy. I've used them to repair broken shafts, which they are intended for, and they work great in that capacity. I'm curious, if the Reparrow folks are tuned in here -- what is the heavest weight wood they currently offer, and how does that compare to the same length of cedar? Perhaps the shorter steel weights are superior, I don't know, but wood is always more appealing than metal.

[BobW]

Dave,

I use the walnut (I think cherry and walnut are the choices if I remember correctly).  Once you get to arrows in my length, EFOC is really not a reality, though a nice heavy arrow does the trick (somewhere around 825g).

BobW

[Chris Surtees]

Just watched their video...looks like a pretty good way to repair damaged wood arrows  

[Traxx]

They work great,If you follow the directions that Jim Gives you.Do not,Try to force the shaft in at glue up!!Gently!!!Or you will crack the thin edges.Once the glue has dried,they are solid.If you shoot in rough or rocky ground,they will allow you to use an arrow longer.

[hickstick]

jim might do special orders if you are looking for heavy.   send him an email or pm.

[Old York]

How long are the Reparrow pieces?

[Orion]

They work good for me as well to repair broken arrows.  Haven't needed to extend the length of a standard shaft.  Even in a heavy hardwood, they won't add much to the weight or FOC of the shaft.  Only about 4-5 inches long.  I'm out of them right now so don't have one in front of me to measure.  

Dave, if they're not needed for length, the added weight is only the difference in weight between the cedar which is cut off and the hardwood dowel which is then glued on, about 20-30 grains.  And it doesn't make too much difference which hardwood is used because at such a small piece, there will only be a few grains difference between the hardwoods.  To really increase FOC, the woody weights will work better.

[SCATTERSHOT]

I have used them, and they work as advertised. I have used them for decorative footings, too, as well as shortened ones for self nocks.

They have a precision taper, so be careful not to starve the glue joint by forcing them on too tight.  

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Hi all,

I thought my ears were supposed to burn if somebody was talking about me!

I can make the footings of any hardwood, but I have found walnut and cherry to have very good all around characteristics for footings: they are stronger than POC or spruce, machine well and are readily available.

I have made Reparrows in purpleheart(Murder on cutting edges), Osage and other hardwoods. But walnut and cherry will be the standard offering.

The footings measure about 3-15/16 long, but some of that is taken up by the internal taper and the taper you put on the front end to accept the point, so the length gained is about 2".

As noted above, the main reason for the existence of Reparrow footings is to fix broken arrows. I dreamed them up because I make my own shafts and arrows and hated to ruin one by breaking it right at the point.

I am my own best customer!    

[Jim now in Kentucky]

Looking at old threads and realized I had figured wrong on the length gained.It's actually just a hair over 3".