cutting woodies???

[jacobsladder]

whats the best tool to use to get a good clean cut on these woodies..i've been using a tubing cutter and then making a crease and just snapping off... but ive noticed some of the shafts look a bit hollow at the very end.. steve..

[Ian johnson]

band saw, hacksaw, I sit there with the serrated blade of a knife

[JohnHV]

Miter saw works best for me.

[SCATTERSHOT]

I use your method, or score them by rolling on a table with a knife blade. If you do it deeply enough, it minimizes the little hollow, which doesn't matter much anyway.

[George Tsoukalas]

I cut all the way around and then complete the cut. I use a radial arm saw. Jawge

[rawshaft]

Hacksaw..

[Shovelbuck]

I tape a dozen together in a bundle and use a hacksaw.

[Tim Fishell]

Steve, you can buy a small miter saw from Harbor Freight for $25 that works great.  I bought one and I can cut wood, aluminum, and carbon with it for a heck of a lot cheaper than an arrow saw.

[bowmofo]

Im with Scattershot, I use a utility knife on a table roll them back and forth. works on aluminum shaft also! Mike  

[ishiwannabe]

I zip screwed a miter box to a 2x4, and then added anotherpiece of 2x4 to act as a stop for the shaft at my desired arrow length. Cant mess up that way...and I need all the idiot-proofing I can get!

[Dave Lay]

score it deep with a pocket knife and snap it off

[varmint]

I used a little mini hacksaw or a coping saw for quite awhile,finally spent the $20 on a mini cut off saw I found on ****.Works great,especially when cutting a few dozen shafts......look like a miniature chop saw,which is what it is.You can get extra blades for cutting carbon shafts too,if you happen to use them.

Wow,the astericks aren't a curse word,just that bidding and buying website,didn't know we couldn't even SAY it on here,sorry.

[Dave Worden]

You're supposed to cut them off??  I thought I was forgetting something when I made mine up.  Oh well, the dynamic spine is right with them this length, so I guess I'll "forget" to cut off the dozen shafts I just bought.

[Shakes.602]

Jigsaw

[Jack Guard]

I use the roll and score method.  its been 20 years now.

[duck'n]

A buddy of mine made me an arrow saw with one of the Harbor Freight mini chop/mitre saws and some aluminum stock.  Once he mounted the saw, he added a sliding block with a hole to fit the nock in.  It was finished off with a sewing type tape measure glued flat to act as a guide for cutting to a certain length.  Works great and I have invested about 1/3 the price of an arrow saw in the whole project!

[John Nail]

I'm an electrician and I use a cable cutter. It's just a pair of side-cuts that leave the wire round when cut. Works fine. a cheap set would cost around $15

[Jim now in Kentucky]

The cleanness of the cut isn't very important, since the end will be tapered anyway.

But I have been getting good clean cuts by rolling the shaft with a sharp knife blade for years.

It's an age-old method that works  perfectly and costs nothing, if you have a knife.