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Author Topic: Footed shafts?  (Read 334 times)

Offline Stone Knife

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Footed shafts?
« on: May 03, 2008, 12:17:00 PM »
Now that I can make my own shafting out of square stock, I thought why not footed shafts. How do I cut the square stock so they can be joined together? and what is the best glue to use also how long should the footing be?
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Offline aromakr

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Re: Footed shafts?
« Reply #1 on: May 03, 2008, 01:50:00 PM »
If your going to start with square stock the the two point splice is by far the easiest. taper the square four about 4" and cut your footings about 7 to 7 1/2" long and make a bandsaw cut down the middle around 4". You will need to place a small "C" clamp at the bottom of the cut so the foot does not splitout, then just push the two pieces together.  The glue will act as a lube.As to glue any good wood glue will work, I perfer Epoxy.
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Offline ishiwannabe

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Re: Footed shafts?
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2008, 04:30:00 PM »
Wow Jim...you are making it sound easy. I have all the cedar you want if you ever want to try it for shafting. Let me know if you are looking for anything else to make into arrows...I have a virtual forrest that I have permission to harvest from.
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Offline Jim now in Kentucky

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Re: Footed shafts?
« Reply #3 on: May 03, 2008, 05:04:00 PM »
ishiwannabe , I'm guessing that in New York, your cedar is Atlantic white cedar. To soft and weak for arrows, unfortunately.

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Offline Bruce Martin

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Re: Footed shafts?
« Reply #4 on: May 03, 2008, 06:06:00 PM »
There was a real good tutorial in one of the archery mags not real long ago, but I can't remember if it was Primitive Archer or Trad Bowhunter. Anybody know?

Offline Al Kidner

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Re: Footed shafts?
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2008, 06:55:00 AM »
ttt for Bruce...
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