Grinder for tapers?

[TIM B]

I have an 8 in bench grinder I'd like to build a contraption for so I can do my nock and point tapers.  Has anyone made anything similar and or have any pics of what they have made?  My goal is to get a better point taper than I have with the taper tool.  I've switched to D-fir and it chips more than POC.

I haven't posted a lot here but wanted to say what a great site this is!  I sure have read a lot here and continue to learn after 20+ years!
Thanks!!

[kennym]

Hi Tim,

I made a taper guide from plywood, just used a protractor to lay out 2 lines at proper angle,then cut v-grooves with a router and straitedge. Clamp it to the disc grinder table and grind, turning the arrow in the v-groove.

Could prob make a stop on it also to keep length right, but I went to carbon and gave mine away! Sorry, don't think I have any pics.

[TIM B]

Thank you sir.  That's what I had in mind but just wondered what others have come up with!

[Rick McGowan]

Thats the same thing I did, the stop is really necessary to  keep the tapers consistant and making the angle adustable is a good idea too, as I found out, broadhead manufacturers vary on what a 5 degree taper is.

[magnus]

There's a pic in a similar thread on the bowyers bench forum.