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Author Topic: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?  (Read 545 times)

Offline oneshot-onekill

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Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« on: September 26, 2010, 04:22:00 PM »
I always see good deals on cedar, spruce arrows in the classifieds but they are usually to short. I was wondering if anyone has used the repair kits to lengthen their arrows this way? If so lets see some pic's....there is a dynamite set of footed arrows in the classifieds but to short...thought I might have to try and lengthen them.
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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2010, 04:38:00 PM »
I have used the Reap arrow extension. It worked pretty well. If the taper on your arrow is straight, the trick is then to glue on the extension and keep it straight as the glue dries. Don't know about putting it on arrows that are already footed.
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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2010, 05:04:00 PM »
Do it all the time! Reparrows work great.

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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2010, 08:16:00 PM »
I've been very pleased using Reparrows for fixing shafts that were broken right behind the point.  They fly just as well as a new shaft.  I don't see any reason why you couldn't use them to lengthen shafts.
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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2010, 08:43:00 PM »
I've used old aluminum arrow pieces to lenghten cedars. Just find the size that fits the OD of your arrows and use hot glue to glue them on. Leave an inch or more to slide on the wooden shaft. You now will also have a cedar arrow that you can use with screw in points. it will change the spine some, depending on the length of the aluminum shaft.

Offline Kevin L.

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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #5 on: September 27, 2010, 07:18:00 AM »
Yep, used Reparrows for that. It makes you feel good to buy some short arrows for cheap and get some good shooters out of them.
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Offline BobW

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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2010, 04:32:00 PM »
All arows are too short (for me).   :help:  I use Jim's Reparrows on the nock end under a wrap for a new arrow, and fix broken ones with them on the point end....

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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #7 on: September 27, 2010, 07:17:00 PM »
I have fixed several arrows with reparrows.  They are great.
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Re: Has anyone used the Repair kits to lengthen wooden arrows?
« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2010, 10:32:00 PM »
Yep  :)  ...Van

 
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