Needing help with GrizzlyStik spine please...

[Al Kidner]

G'day all,

 Well due to the heavy rains for the past 3 weeks here at home I'm near close to cabin fever as one can get!

 So it's lucky I jumped onto some 2nd hand unshot GrizzlyStik Safari full length shafts. No paperwork came with the shafts and this is the first time I've played around with Grizzlystiks.

From what I've read on past threads is you have to do something like rolling 'em on a table or something? Just trying to work out where to sit the nock is all in regards to spine.

Many thanks,


ak.   :cool:  


Post script... I'm really happy with the looks of these shaft, best carbon out there IMHO.

[Ray_G]

Al,

I have not used the Safari's but have found the "stiff" side of Sitka's.  Doc Ashby told me to place one end of the shaft on a hard surface - I used the table, then put the nock end in the open palm of your hand.  The shaft was at about a 45 degree angle to the table.  With the other hand, roll the shaft around in quarters and press the middle of the shaft.  You should be able to find one side of the four a bit stiffer.  You can use a crayon or small piece of tape to mark that and fine tune the stiff part using that reference.  

Once you find the stiff side, you might take a marker or something to permanently mark it.  The stiff side goes towards the riser.  I hope it works for you.

Ray

[fido dog]

Very good to know!!

I'm getting some Sitka's from Ed soon. In PERSON. That's right, I'm going to Alaska. I'm in a wedding, but none the less I'm going and you're not..........nany, nany!

Anyway...........sure makes sense.

[Al Kidner]

Thanks Ray... I wonder if I put them on a spine jig would that tell?


ak.

[Dave2old]

Al -- to heck with spine for the moment. We're just really glad you're not all burnt up! I'd think you'd be thankful for that rain. OZ is a big continent, I know, but all one place to us foreigners. Geeze I hate hearing about all the scorched koalas and other wildlife that have no way to escape. We suffered a massive wildfire here in SW CO 6 years ago and I'll never forget, afterward, all the charred skeletons, big and small. Fire works great and is necessary in the long haul of nature, but sure is a bitch when it happens on our watch and close to home. Be well, dave

[Al Kidner]

PM sent Dave...

[Bjorn]

Al I used my spine tester to determine the stiff side. I am told the reason they recommend the table rolling technique is because not everyone has a spine tester.