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Title: Hook for arrow straightening ?
Post by: MW on January 19, 2008, 10:15:00 PM

I have always hand straitened arrow but have read about using a hook or screw eye. How do you do it? Pros and cons?

Thanks

Mitch

Title: Re: Hook for arrow straightening ?
Post by: Guru on January 20, 2008, 06:18:00 AM

Try this out before you buy anything Mitch......

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Title: Re: Hook for arrow straightening ?
Post by: fyrfyter43 on January 20, 2008, 06:34:00 AM

I just use a cup hook screwed into the end of a piece of ~5/8 wooden dowel.

Title: Re: Hook for arrow straightening ?
Post by: Dave Worden on January 21, 2008, 10:56:00 AM

I haven't tried a hook, but after seeing the roller (compression type) straighteners, I took a scrap piece of hickory, turned a small hollow in the center, and just roll that over the bends and it works pretty well. If I'm home, however, I just bend the arrows over the round tubing that holds the rip fence on my table saw. I just slide the arrow over the tube, bending to straighten the arrow. Seems to work better than anything else I've tried.

Title: Re: Hook for arrow straightening ?
Post by: Aeronut on January 21, 2008, 12:52:00 PM

A smooth screwdriver or nutdriver shank works just as well.

Dennis

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