??? about Laminated Birch- How To?

[david janssen]

I've got some laminated birch coming from Arrow Woods, Are they hard to straighten? If so ,What is the best way to do it? Nock placement on arrows? I'm very new to building wood arrows,just looking for some advice. Thanks every one.

[Fletcher]

I have made up several sets of lam birch arrows.  My advice is to straighten and seal them soon after you get them.  If left to sit around, they sometimes develop bends that are hard to get out.  Hook straightening will take care of most everything.  If you get something more stubborn, use heat and hand pressure.  Nock placement shouldn't be an issue, but I align mine across the glue lines, just as if they were regular woods.  You will probably need some sort of disk sander for grinding the nock and point tapers as the pencil sharpener types aren't up to the task of the harder woods.  The sander does a much better and more precise job, anyway.

I like the lam birch for a good, durable, heavy arrow, and think they shoot better than the other hardwoods I have tried.  Good luck!  

[meathead]

I have been shooting lam. birch for about 3-4 years.  It seems to me that the lower spine weights are harder to keep straight.  I have no problems at all with spines at 70-80 lbs.  But 50-60 lb. arrows seem to give me some trouble.

[david janssen]

Thanks for the help.