Hey all, I want a half dozen people to try a new version of my Reparrows.
I have always made them of hardwood, but some people have said they want to repair an arrow to as close to original weight as possible. And one archer in England said his association wouldn't let him use his repaired arrows in a tournament because the cherry or walnut Reparrow constituted an aid to aiming.
These are 11/32, POC and are 2-1/4 inches long instead of the 3-15/16 length I have made in the hardwoods. I want to get your input on whether this is a good length to just repair an arrow broken just behind the taper--not to create the effect of a hardwood footing.
Please PM me if you have a POC or spruce arrow that is broken right at the back of the point and would be willing to try this experiment.
This pix shows the difference in length from the standard Reparrow. Thanks. Jim
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Should also have said I'll send these for free.
Love to try them.
Susan Moss
413 Mather Rd
Oneonta, NY 13820
All I have is Ash arrows
Hi Jim - PM sent, thanks
Jim,
I finally used the last of my maple reparrows I got at the Poke~N~Hope a couple of years ago. I would love to try the POC version. Got two broken ones from this past weekend at Durham to test with.
Thanks,
Kevin
PM sent.
Yeah Jim, been wanting to try 'm for awhile. Pm sent!
Got enough brave volunteers now. Thanks to all, sorry I don't have a bigger batch of samples made up!
Jim
Jim,
If they work half as good as the purpleheart one's I think you've got another winner. I bought some several years ago and they have been going strong on a couple of POC and lodgepole pines. I was a little skeptical at first but after several years I am a believer.
I have used a bunch of your reparrows arrows and really like them. Don't need any POC ones but wish you made then in hickory. Lots of weight and will blend in with what ever normal white wood shaft is used for an invisible repair.
Me! Me! Pick me! I love reparrows!!
Good to hear they are working well for you guys. Bjorn! I've packaged or promised all the POC ones I made! lol
Was looking for half dozen testors and got 9...
Jim 8-(
please, please, please do not make them shorter (as in discontinue the longer footings)....
BobW
BobW, not planning to discontinue the longer ones. Just seeing if there are folks who just want to repair a shaft to match the rest of a set.
Jim
Longer ones? You got longer and in hardwood?
QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Longer ones? You got longer and in hardwood?
3-15/16 length is his current production size. I use them on the nock end (then hidden under a wrap) to make 34"-35" arrows... At 32", I'm short drawing....
Hey folks, just received my "Test poc pieces" in the mail, today. Got to say, Thanks alot to Jim in Maine, for the opportunity to try these!
Who would of thought you could get so excited over a couple pieces of short dowels, in the mail!
Be putting them on tonight, and shooting them this weekend, Jim. Thank you!
Good shootin,
Steve
Heck Yeah once you know how they would work I would be up for trying some on my old POC arrows
Best Shooting,
Cody
Got mine yesterday and repaired two arrows already. I'll stain them to match and feather sand the joint next week and I'll be back to a full dozen.
BTW, once they were cut to length and tapered, weights were exactly the same as before I broke them. Jim has a winner here!!
Just got my test pieces and put 2 of them on 2 arrows. I had a old cedar arrow and I placed one on there, I also placed a cherry one on a a ash arrow I had broke at the point. Right now waiting for the glue to cure. Tomorrow I'll be testing them to see how they hold up to a few shots, then I need to find my stain and stain/seal them.
So far I the cedar's are about the right length for a fix job. Very well made.