Originally posted by dcmeckel: I have little experience with woodies,but it looks like the rift or cathedral in the shaft is not lined up with the nocks properly.If I'm not right let me know so I can learn why you did them that way.But yeah the stripes look great!
Originally posted by Ben Maher: Its how I do mine .....
Originally posted by NoCams: Rob,If you look at the grain runout on the bottom arrow second pic you can see it looks like your nock is glued on about 90 degrees off...... ? Those rifts should be either on the top of that arrow when it is nocked on the string or bottom, not on the side. The index on the nock should be 90 degrees opposite of the rifts, not inline with them. JMHO and what I was taught by the fine arrowsmiths here on the gang.
Originally posted by Ben Maher:Hey copy cat ...That is one techno fused , modern gizmo ya got there ! lolpretty wild, eh mate? hey, but it works killer!Slightly of topic ... What actual weight do you use ? 1.96lb or similiar ? I had never thought of just making one [ yeah yeah I know copy cat again ] ... but I might nowWhat distance do you set it 26" or 28 " ?i can adjust the post 'v' blocks for 26" to 29" distances, but typically i'll use 29" post-to-post. that's my old sinker weight hodge podge that weighed 1.5#, i made a new, cast lead one that weighs 1.7#. the amount of weight doesn't matter at all for my system. for me, i know what works and what doesn't, in terms of shaft/arrow spine. i'll find a featherless shaft that flies great out of a particular bow and measure the spine on that machine and note where the dial registers. now all i gotta do is find other shafts that'll match the same dial registration. the amount of weight or measured shaft distance don't matter at all, since it's the host shaft that predicates what will work best.I agree about the nock orientation and strength etc , particularly if they are Surewood Firs ... Any assistance appreciated . as i already stated, i could care less about grain orientation. you'd be surprised at how different a woodie (ANY genus of wood!) will spine 'on the round' and more often than not it will be on the runout side. hey, it's wood, it's organic, can't fool with mama nature, she rules the roost.