If you ever broke a wood arrow this looks interesting

[Islandlongbow]

http://www.3riversarchery.com/Arrow+Building+Tools+Repair+Arrow-Fix+Basic+11+32%22+Body+with+Taper+Tool_c52_s8_p303_i5591-01_product.html?utm_source=bronto&utm_medium=email&utm_ter m=Image+-+Arrow+Fix&utm_content=gscov%40aol.com&utm_campaign=2010+Contest+Update+-+2

Put in my order. I'm gonna give this a try.

[kung fu kid]

Why not just buy some Reparrows?  Whole lot cheaper than this gadget.

http://www.angelfire.com/biz/Ironwood/woodbows.html

[Lee Robinson .]

Seems like a huge risk to me.

Gary Sentman had 2 wood arrows break and go into his bowhand over his archery career (a life time shooter) when he released the string. He admits this most likely resulted from shooting a shaft that he should have inspected in close detail, but last thing I would want in one of my personal arrows would be a joint constructed as that one appears, especially in the center of the shaft or just in front of the feathers where arrow stress is higher at release. IMO, the contruction joint of a footed shaft is a bit better than how that one appears as footings are only in the tip.

[Follower]

Thats crazy.  Even if you could keep the shaft straight - I can't believe there is any strength in that joint.

In the old days - when you broke a wood arrow - you enjoyed the smell of fresh cedar and gave the feathered end of the the shaft a proper burial by sending it skyward!

[Bobby Urban]

I have glued wood arrows that are cracked longitudinally with TBII and you would never know they were broke.  these were long cracks but the shaft was not in two pieces.  The tapered joint repair seems scary to me?  

Bob Urban

[Don Stokes]

NO NO NO!!!

Foolishness. Arrows are ammunition-  buy new ones, and don't risk permanent damage to your wrist or hand, or even worse. You could hurt an innocent bystander, too.

Not to mention how many arrows you can buy for $150, and they charge extra for other size shafts!

Foolishness.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Originally posted by kung fu kid:
Why not just buy some Reparrows?

I Agree... Reparrows repair  ends are great. I did a test with them and Not one broke at the joint. I was shooting at concrete blocks, hard wood trees and even a steel deer.

[Eric Krewson]

I use reparrows for those arrows I break an inch or two behind the point, wouldn't think of putting one in mid shaft.

I draw 25" and cut my arrows to 28" BOP for the best flight out of my selfbow.

I go all out on arrow construction, tapered, crown stained, intricately crested with wild turkey feather fletching. I would hate to trash one of my extra special arrows just because it is missing a few inches on the front.

A reparrow let me keep the arrow in my quiver. With a little adjusting you can get a perfect mating of shaft and repair point.

You may break the same arrow again in the future,(dang those boulders behind 3D targets) but it has been my experience that it will never break in the glue joint or reparrow portion, always somewhere in the formally undamaged shaft behind the repair.

[Kevin L.]

Eric has it. If you break near the point, then a Reparrow is the cure. If I  break one anywhere else, it's trash. It's not worth the risk, arrows are cheap enough.

[JRY309]

It seems you would have to break a ton of arrows to make that worth the price.

[levibear]

In my youth I watched a micro flite detonate on release and imbed itself in the archers forearm and  bowhand.  
Wood or not, I dont think I could concentrate on the shot knowing the arrow had been repaired.

[Jeremy]

I've repaired a bunch of arrows with just a simple single point footing.  Takes next to no time to do and I've never had a joint fail.  No special tools required or extra stuff to buy.

[Van/TX]

Very interesting.  Looks like you could make your own reparrows.  Doubt they would be as precise though.  I'd love to hear from someone who has used one of these things...Van

[joe ashton]

I'm out.. Just go buy another shaft......

[Orion]

I agree Van.  Looks like a jig to make one's own reparrows.  At the current price or reparrows, I think one could buy about 125 or more reparrow footings for the price of the jig.  Would take quite a while to pay for itself.  I'd be hesitant to splice, add shaft material, anywhere but near the tip of the arrow.

[Van/TX]

Yep...Van

[Bjorn]

Reparrows rule that's all there is to it!

[Ted Fry]

Make sure you have good medical insurance, repairs mid arrow on a wood arrow is a Darwinian moment in my book.
Stepping over a dollar to pick up a dime, buy a new arrow or shaft.

[Van/TX]

I must admit that I've fixed wood arrows the whole length of the shaft.  I'm cheap, curious and don't have a lot of sense.  But I do have great medical insurance    ...Van

[lt-m-grow]

Originally posted by Don Stokes:
NO NO NO!!!

Foolishness. Arrows are ammunition-  buy new ones, and don't risk permanent damage to your wrist or hand, or even worse. You could hurt an innocent bystander, too.

Not to mention how many arrows you can buy for $150, and they charge extra for other size shafts!

Foolishness.

I second that.......