Author Topic: New sitka spruce arrows. (Read 4777 times)

Pat B · « **on:** August 20, 2018, 02:00:56 PM »

A few months back, Wayne from True Shaft Archery sent me 2 doz. Sitka spruce shafts. I finally made some arrows from one dozen. These are 45#-50# spined shafts. I did the crown with white spray paint, the minimal black cresting with craft paint and sealed with spray poly. These have self nocks with sinew wrap. The fletching were attached with fletch tape then a sinew wrap fore and aft. The red guinea feather were added for decoration with sinew wrap. All sinew wraps were sealed with pitch varnish and the tracers are rabbit zonkers added with fletch tape.

Pat B · « **Reply #1 on:** August 20, 2018, 02:06:48 PM »

BTW...6 of these will have trade points that are being made for me.

EwokArcher · « **Reply #2 on:** August 20, 2018, 02:07:31 PM »

Those are beautiful buddy I really like the tracers. The addition then using fletch tape seems easy enough I could experiment with them easily enough on my carbon shafts. Thanks for posting!

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #3 on:** August 20, 2018, 02:22:18 PM »

Very nice, Pat..

How do you do the self nocks?

I shoot 3 under so my nocks need a snug positive fit.

I use a dremel tool, then run a drill bit through the bottom of the groove to open it up a tad.

fujimo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 20, 2018, 02:51:42 PM »

very nicely executed. as always!
beautiful!

C. Johnson · « **Reply #5 on:** August 20, 2018, 03:04:06 PM »

I love woodies with self nocks and these are beautiful!

Pat B · « **Reply #6 on:** August 20, 2018, 03:47:00 PM »

Thanks guys. It's been a while since I made a set of arrows. Most of my cane and hardwood shoot arrows I make individually.
I'll add trade points to 6 of these. A friend is making them for me.

Wolftrail · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2018, 02:44:14 PM »

Great looking shooters. I'm stuck on Hemlock, I prefer them over Douglas fir or cedar.

C. Johnson · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2018, 03:49:19 PM »

Quote from: Wolftrail on August 21, 2018, 02:44:14 PM

Great looking shooters. I'm stuck on Hemlock, I prefer them over Douglas fir or cedar.

Hemlock has beautiful strait grain so dense it resembles pages in a phone book viewed from the side. I found it to be kind of brittle, have you had any trouble with this?

Pat B · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2018, 06:33:49 PM »

These are the first Sitka spruce arrows I've made and the shafts were given to me.
Poplar is one of my favorite shafts.

goobersan · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2018, 07:27:53 PM »

Quote from: Roy from Pa on August 20, 2018, 02:22:18 PM

Very nice, Pat..

How do you do the self nocks?

I shoot 3 under so my nocks need a snug positive fit.

I use a dremel tool, then run a drill bit through the bottom of the groove to open it up a tad.

Do you guys find the self nocks wear any more than plastic ? I like the look of em

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2018, 08:05:48 PM »

Not really goober..

Pat B · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2018, 09:41:10 PM »

Sorry, Roy. I missed those questions. I start self nocks with a single band saw cut then open it with a thin blade and emery cloth folded over and over again to widen the nock. I've seen folks first drill a hole in the shaft which becomes the throat of the nock and widen the gap so the string snaps on the nock similar to your method. I like a loose nock on my arrows and I nock over the nock point so I have to hold an arrow on the bow, across my lap while hunting.
Goob, I have had plastic nocks break but never had a self nock break. I've never really noticed any wear on self nocks, maybe because mine are loose. You can add a hardwood, bone, horn or even rawhide to reinforce the self nocks by inserting the spine in the shaft perpendicular to the nock. With these reinforced self nocks there is no reason to add the sinew wrap.

Mo_coon-catcher · « **Reply #13 on:** August 22, 2018, 05:34:15 AM »

Great looking arrows.
I also like a loose fitting self nock. I’ve found that a tile blade for a hacksaw works great for cutting the nocks. It’s gets a just loose fit for me. After I cut the depth I’ll bevel the edges of the bottom of the nocks. Quick amd easy and then groove is come on one pass.

Kyle

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #14 on:** August 22, 2018, 06:25:22 AM »

Thanks, Pat.

Pat B · « **Reply #15 on:** August 22, 2018, 07:51:43 AM »

I've tried a tile saw and don't have the control I have with a bandsaw cut. I actually made one with a wood handle and tile saw blade specifically for self nocks.

Mo_coon-catcher · « **Reply #16 on:** August 23, 2018, 04:57:34 PM »

Any more I clamp the arrow in my bench vise using a pair of soft pine boards that one has a small v notch cut in to hold the shaft. That way the shaft is held solid and I have both hands to control the hacksaw. I also made my own hacksaw black holder from wood. I set it up similar to a homemade bowsaw with a twosted tension rope that acts as a tensioner on the blade.
I have also used a band saw, essentially making 3 cuts in to get the approximate width then rounding out the bottom and cleaning up the sides with a small round file. Gotta love how many was there are to get a good nick cut.

Kyle

Pat B · « **Reply #17 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:32:54 AM »

Here are a few pics of the tile saw I set up a few years ago. I didn't like my lack of control while cutting self nocks so I'll stick with my old method.

Roy from Pa · « **Reply #18 on:** August 24, 2018, 10:34:36 AM »

Great idea, Pat.

I use that blade to start the string grooves in my bows.

Put spade lugs on the ends just like you have.

Pat B · « **Reply #19 on:** August 24, 2018, 11:19:08 AM »

Roy, the spade lugs were on the blade when I bought it. I think I got it from ACE Hardware.

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