Wraping tapered shafts

[bowhuntingrn]

Anyone here have any experience with it? I use Onestringer wraps on every carbon arrow I build. I'm about to get some tapered shafts and was wondering if they are any more difficult to get lined up than parallels. I initially was thinking I wanted a more "traditional" style wrap with cresting bars and such, but I'm afraid those bars might be a bit difficult to line up. Thoughts, ideas, tips, pictures appreciated.

[Bobby Urban]

Use a solid color wrap or you will be disappointed if perfection is your goal.  Tapered shafts will effect the wrap and there will be some overlap.  If you are worried use a little heat(hair dryer) to give them some stretch - this can also be used to remove them.

[Ray Hammond]

Or you can cut one edge to match the taper

[Roverrich]

It can be done. Here is a Onestringer 9" traditional wrap 1.25" wide on a hammerhead lite. Takes patience and mouse pad. The cresting will be off a little and the seem will not be down the middle of the shaft, but I can accept this level of precision for my arrows, it doesn't seem to affect fletching or flight.

 

[Craig]

Why????? I just don't understand. Just use paint or stain the crown a differnet color. I do use solid color wraps for aluminum and carbon shafts and crest them myself. I would rather see someones arrows that they tried to crest then wraps on a wood arrow. Just my thoughts.

[Roverrich]

Oh, my error, I thought the OP referred to tapered carbon shafts like Arrow Dynamics and not wood. Wood = paint in my eyes.

[Greybark]

I enquired about this on a previous thread and it was suggested to start the with the arrow in the center of the wrap . I had no overlap alignment problems with eye balling center of wrap .
   I just wish they would come out with a smear proof wrap that did not need a protective wrap .

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[bowhuntingrn]

Thanks guys! Craig I totally agree wood = paint, just wouldn't seem right to wrap a wood shaft. Roverrich, that looks good to me, I would be fine if they lined up that well. I'm putting them on some Quest Ironwoods which are very similar to the AD trads so I thought the crested look would be nice.

[Craig]

Originally posted by bowhuntingrn:
Thanks guys! Craig I totally agree wood = paint, just wouldn't seem right to wrap a wood shaft. Roverrich, that looks good to me, I would be fine if they lined up that well. I'm putting them on some Quest Ironwoods which are very similar to the AD trads so I thought the crested look would be nice.

Sorry, I thought you were talking about taper wood shafts. I tried them on aluminum shafts that had a little taper by the nock and they buckled a little.

[SlowBowinMO]

Angle the shaft slightly away from wrap on the small side of the taper.  Takes a couple tries but you'll soon be able to eyeball it about right to get them to come out straight even though the shaft is tapered.

[Soonerlongbow]

I've got the OU flame One Stringers on my Alaska Bowhunting Alaskans. To be honest, I don't have fletching tools or cutting wheel so when I had both those done I asked them to wrap. Not perfect but work just fine.