I got a gift card to 3 River's thats burning up my pocket!

Looking for some feed back for a new guy to wood.

1) shaft tamer.  http://www.3riversarchery.com/Shaft+Tamer_i5290_baseitem.html
Or
2) Roll-r-straight  http://www.3riversarchery.com/Ace+Roll-R-Straight_i5901_baseitem.html

I have heard from a fella that you can go to Lowe's or the Depot, buy a cast pulley that accepts 3/8" rope..and spend $4 and get to work straightening on a nice hard perfectly flat surface.  By all means anyone who has tried this please chime in and confirm...

$4 is what I'm talkin bout!

I really like the Shaft Tamer--works great.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=114434

Yeah that was just on one of the other boards, need to pick one up myself.  Said it was $4.26 and listed as a 2" pulley for 3/8" rope.

The two you have listed operate the same.  I have the Rol-R-Straight and like it.  The pulley idea is intriguing though, and a whole lot cheaper.

I prefer the hook straightner that I bought from the guy that makes the Woodchuck taper machine.

lol I always just used my hand...

The Ace tool works great, but most of the time I just use the edge of my work bench.  I don't have to search for it.  I never can remember where I put that straightner.

Where is everybody getting all the crooked shafting? LOL
I only shoot wood and spend just about zero time straightening shafts. Fingers are quite adequate when I do find the occasional crooked woodie. IMO

Some heat and your hands is all you need!  On finished I just use my hands.

If you have decent shafts your hands work fine.

QuoteOriginally posted by Bjorn:
Where is everybody getting all the crooked shafting? LOL
I only shoot wood and spend just about zero time straightening shafts. Fingers are quite adequate when I do find the occasional crooked woodie. IMO

X2. I can't remember when I last had to straighten a shaft, and I have shot wood forever.

Bjorn, my question is  Where are you getting your straight shafting? lol
Seriously tho, I always used my hands and that made me happy.
Then I met Rick Stillmen and his wood arrows rolled like carbon. I have never made a shaft that straight. He uses a hook.

By the way, for a doller you can go to the hardware store and buy a cup hook and screww it into a scarp of wood and be ready to go.
Or look into the how to section and I think Guru show his high tech screw driver method. works good as well.
http://tradgang.com/noncgi/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000060

Now I use the ACE Roller straight,because it is cool, and it wont monkey up my finish to bad if at all. some times a hook will cause a scuffin'

CTT

Hands work good for those gentle bends or bows.  The roller works better/easier when the bends are near the ends of the shaft. Hook or any rounded steel shaft like a screw driver also works.  I'm less likely to mar the arrow finish with a roller type strightener, and that's why I use one.

even for the bad shafts....heat works miracles!  You can bend them almost into pretzels lol.  

I did buy the matlock straightener but have yet to use it.  its a hook like TT mentioned.

Blow dryer and a screw driver works well.

I have both of those straighteners. The Ace works well and is small enough for your pocket. I also have found the shafts I am buying these days need less attention. The shaft tamer came in handy when I tried to make arrows with shafts from the home center.

So all this being said. And me being a carbon shooter.  How straight does wood and carbon NEED TO BE.. In other words. Is there an acceptable level of bend?