makin arrows

[broketooth]

ive been trying to make my own arrows, needless to say im having alot of trouble and i dont understand what im doin wrong.ive talked with mr strunk about it on the phone and he says im in the right direction. but ive yewt to be able to turn out the first shaft out of suitable material.if i use a peice of junk wood i do ok and follow the same methods with douglass fir but my results are ending up bad. im setting my table saw up correctly. and i have a brand new blade in it so i know thats not the problem. can some one post a pictorial and show me