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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Wheels2 on July 31, 2022, 04:41:25 PM
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Compressed cedar arrows are long gone. I really miss them.
3Rivers sells a block for doing them.
Has anyone tried this?
How did it work?
It would seem that getting the right temp and keeping it would be an issue
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I made my own block works the same. It really didn’t compress them like a sure wood shaft what is does is burnish them makes the a few thousands smaller in diamantér. But it produced areally smooth shaft
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What Brent said. It compresses the outside circumference of the shaft, not the entire shaft core. Still, it does reduce the diameter a level, enabling one to obtain a slightly heavier physical weight and spine in a slightly smaller diameter shaft.
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Ive used one and it is hard to get the temp right and keep it there I ruined a few shafts and it does compress the wood from 23/64 to 11/32 I tried to go from 23/64 to 11/32 to 5/16 but it didnt work the shafts broke .
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Iuse a smooth stone or bottle. It only burnishes them. If you do do it after staining.
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I dont believe compressed shafts are completely gone
The new owners are in BC. Contacted me thru here a little and told me of the move and future plans. I will admit i have t heard a peep since but expect theyll be producing at some point in the not too distant future
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Dan,
I got emails like that two years ago. If you hear of anything, please keep me in mind.