Straitening wood shafts the easy way

[Flying Dutchman]

I would like to point you guys to this great topic:      http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000060    

Straitening your wooden arrows is amazingly simple this way. I use a bigger screwdriver these days, making it even easier and faster. Just for fun I try to make my woodies as straight as carbons. They spin on my hand dead-quiet, no vibrations at all.

A very easy and very fast way for straightening your wooden arrows. I hope that for all the guys and girls who are struggling getting their arrows straight, this will be of great help. It sure was for me!

Great topic!

UPDATE:

- Staining can cause your shafts to bent, due to the moisture. Therefore I recommend to straighten your shafts after staining (or anything else to seal your shaft). Straighten always after sealing, but before fletching. Sometimes the bulb is in the fletching area and when the vanes are on, you can't straighten it.

- Sometimes it is hard to judge where or how your shaft is bent when looking down at it. Especially when you are very close to straight. Butt we want that arrow standing still, without any whobbels, on our hand, when spinning it. When rolling the shaft over a flat surface, such as glass, the smallest bulbs will become visible. Use this if you want your woodies as straight as carbon!

- Don't use too much pressure, otherwise you will bent the shaft the other way. Start with gentle strokes and spin the shaft to check. The pressure to apply is a learning-curve.

- Ofcourse you will have to glue the point on, before you can spin the shaft on your hand.

[gringol]

Good reference, Dutchman!  Thanks for the post!

[Bowwild]

Excellent thread!  I'm starting to get interested in wood arrows again!

[smokin joe]

You mean I could use one of my arrow straighteners to drive screws??????
Dang.
   

[Flying Dutchman]

You nailed it smokin joe!

[Overspined]

I use a brass hook and it works in a similar way, but keeps the shaft from flattening. I try for almost carbon straight!  It just takes a little practice for pressure, you don't want to over correct.

[Sam McMichael]

Will this work with that last little bit of effort when straightening cane shafts?

[NJWoodsman]

If you want to get woodies really straight, don't rely on just sighting down the shaft. I use a calibrated surface table in the QA dept. where I work. Roll the shaft on it and look for gaps. You can use a glass coffee table.

[Flying Dutchman]

You are quite right Woodsman. A glass surface will help you to detect the smallest burbs. As a matter of fact: I will edit my starter!

[Overspined]

I spin them

[Norminator]

Good stuff, thanks for the post

[KumaSan]

This certainly simplifies getting them straight, and the brass hook works well. Thanks for the thread.

[Flying Dutchman]

Somebody has a pic of a brass hook and where can I get it???

[Flying Dutchman]

Originally posted by Overspined:
I spin them

Spinning will give a very good indication either a shaft is straight or not. However, when a shaft is very close to a perfect staightness, it is hard to detect where the problem is. Looking down to detect the small bulb is very hard. In this case a glass surface can be of great help. Rolling the shaft over the surface will always detect exactly the location of the problem.