http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/index.asp?PageAction=Custom&ID=53

This is a great link to shop built dowel cutter. It is the same thing I intended to show you. this will save me some time for sure.

fletch

this is going to be a good one.

Looking forward to it.

Alright - sorry about the delays. I was at the hospital all day with a kid. I will post first thing in the Am. I got 27 or dozen arrows sanded and ready for the saw so I can put in the nock reinforcements. I cant wait to get to gluing them up. It will take me a couple of days to glue that many.

fletch

I got the arrows ready to begin.  
As you can see I made a simple sanding jig for a 4 inch sander. the jig is just a piece of aluminum angle with sandpaper on suspended over the sanding platen. The shaft is spun through with a drill.  My shafts are a bit over sized after I make them so I sand them to size with a few passes through the sander. Note the tube that catches the shaft to keep it from wobbling.
 
 
 
 

The next thing that I will do is reinforce the shaft so that it wont split when I self nock it. I use rawhide for reinforcement but many things can be used from Ivory and bone to rawhide or hard wood. Most of you will want to spine the shafts while you are sanding to get to the correct spine weight. I will spine all of mine after I get the rawhide in as I don't care what the final spine is. I will have pics of spining and getting the rawhide in tomorrow. Ask away on the Q's.

fletch

It appears from the pictures that the sander is not running.  Is that for demo purposes, or do you just have a really good camera?

Interesting jig for sizing.  Why not just take them to the correct size on the router?

TTT

come on lets see some more!!!

The sander is running and it took the pics while I sanded that shaft. OK - next step. we have to cut the shaft parallel with the grain to inlay reinforcement for the nock.
 
Then you apply glue to the "in this case I use rawhide" and clamp it into the slot of the shaft. Make sure to put glue on both sides of the rawhide.
 
 
Here is what the finished product will look like when we get done in a week or so.
 

BIG NOTE. I will be gone for several days for work. I will post as soon as I get back. Also remember that I am building 25+ dozen of these at once and it takes a few minutes to get through each step. I Know I'm a bit out of control.  Feel free to bring the post back to the top during my absence. When I get back we will clean up the rawhide, taper the shaft and cut in the string groove as well as make the nock comfortable for the hand. I'm also looking for brass tacks to shorten and put into the sides like Fred Bear did with his personal arrows. See ya real soon.

fletch

Rawhide? Are you using leather to reinforce the Nock? I always just used hardwood. Never would of thought of using leather.   :confused:  

What are the brass tacks for again? I have never heard of the brass tacks and Fred Bear arrows before...   :confused:

So, after you glue the rawhide in the cut area, do you split the rawhide? If so, how! Am I jumping ahead again Professor? lol

ttt

WilliamMcC,

Brass tacks are for an "indexer" for the nock so you can feel which side is the cock feather.

Makes sense, the Tacks. I am  AMAZED      and Would  LOVE  to have this as an Email!!      My Jaw keeps falling on my Spacebar!!  OUTSTANDING!!   Maybe,  I  can make Arrows as Nice as Fletchs', I can  DREAM , Cant I?  :confused:        

WOW - I got back from my job and was ready to start the reinforcing and I found out that Titebond II can go bad. Smells funny and runs real slow.  A dozen arrow nock reinforcements came loose. I'm getting new glue and will get back right away.

fletch

ttt

It  JUST  Aint Right! Cant Count on Adhesives,Whats The World Coming Too????              

Did you find any good glue yet?

I love this kind of stuff        ...Van

Im trying to keep up and understand this...      :rolleyes: