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Knapper
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shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 05:46:00 PM »
I just purchased the footing jig from Three Rivers Archery and have footed a couple of shafts. Wondered if anyone have any good suggestions on getting an even round shaft after the square is applied?
Tom
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jarhead_hunter
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 06:24:00 PM »
I use a small block plane, a couple of wood rasp and files, and then sandpaper 220 grit and finish with 400 grit.
Also spend a LOT of time eyeballing the foot/shaft and taking a little material off the foot.
I expect it takes me a couple of hours for each shaft, but I tend to work kinda slow, anyway.
I have a lathe and was trying to figure out how to chuck up the shaft without damaging it but could not find a solution.
Wish I could I expect it would be a bit faster...
Charles.
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Semper Fidelis
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NY Yankee
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 06:51:00 PM »
Most people use a belt sander and carefully work down the excess, then use a thumb plane and hand sanding.
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BCWV
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 08:58:00 PM »
I use a draw knife, then a thumb plane and then use a arrow shaft plane from 3Rivers to work mine down. Then sand to finish. The arrow plane really helped me.
I just finished a dozen Surewood, douglas fir with purpleheart footings and weighed them, 10 grains difference between 12 arrows. I never did close to that until I started using the arrow shaft plane.
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jarhead_hunter
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 10:54:00 PM »
Ten grain difference is pretty good tolerances for sure.
I have been working on a dozen Sitka spruce from Hildebrand.
Gonna do some Surewoods next.
Good to see you are still around Brad.
Charles.
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Semper Fidelis
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rbbhunt
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 11:19:00 PM »
I use a thumb plane to get them close and then a belt sander to finish them up. With practice, I can now do a shaft in about 20 minutes. I made a jig that I ut the shafts on to plane them and it helps a lot. Basically, its a short piece of 1" thk pine that I made a shallow 90 deg cut out of one edge and clamp it in a vice. I put the foot in it while planing and it works well.
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RBBHUNT
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rbbhunt
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 11:22:00 PM »
By the way, My wife has a wood lathe and I tried making a collet, but it is actually easier and faster to use a plane for most of the work. Just make sure the blade is sharp!!!
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RBBHUNT
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rbbhunt
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 06, 2011, 11:23:00 PM »
By the way, My wife has a wood lathe and I tried making a collet, but it is actually easier and faster to use a plane for most of the work. Just make sure the blade is sharp!!!
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RBBHUNT
"Those who will trade liberty for
security, deserve niether" B. Franklin (a long time ago and still valid)
BCWV
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 07, 2011, 06:45:00 AM »
Hey Charles,
I do love those Surewoods. It took some sanding and tweaking for me but I made this last dozen and stayed within 10 grains. They're the best ones I've made so far.
Brad
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Jack Skinner
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 07, 2011, 09:38:00 AM »
I use a 4x4 with a V grove down the center and a spokeshave to take off the square edges. Then a little work on the belt sander. Then a lot of hand sanding. I have refinded some just last night I was working on some new shafts. After the spokeshave I now have a scraper I bought from St. Johns Bay tools in Arizona. I was looking for a chair devil in 3/8 which he did'nt have so he sold me this scraper with about 15 diferent sizes drilled into it so I can step down as I go. I found a handle for it at a Woodworker shop. If anyone is interested I will try and take a picture of it tonight and show tomorrow.
Here are some photos of my method.
I have added some file work at the footings (as suggest from Renfros DVD on footed shafts) and it works well. One of the issues I have had is removing to much of the soft wood where the points of the footings meet the shaft. The file helps alleviate this.
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Knapper
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Re: shaping of shaft after footing
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March 09, 2011, 06:58:00 PM »
I have a lathe and used a three jaw chuck pushed the shaft through the headstock and lightly tighten the chuck on the shaft near the foot. I then used the power feed and just lightly removed material but on about the fourth pass the shaft twisted off. No luck on the lathe
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