inexspensive taper tool for surewood shafts.....

[gregk]

I too use the Bear-Paw taper tool on Douglas fir, cedar and ash and have had good results, I think it cost somewhere around $30.

[Dodger]

Has anyone tried the V2 version of the Tru Center yet?

Cheers!

[Bud B.]

Get one from Tim at Braveheart. Use light pressure when tapering and it cuts smoothly. Don't rush. Take your time and taper away.  If you try to cut too much while spinning the shaft it will not work as well.

I have found the taperer Tim sells is perfect for my use and does true tapers if you take your time. I have used it on Doug Fir and POC.

[BAK]

If you have to do it by hand the tru taper works as good as any.  I tried about everyone of them on the market.  Opinion not withstanding, I have never found anything that worked as well as an angle jig with a disk sander.  Nothing is more accurate, faster, or does a smoother job.

[Steve H.]

Perhaps your local shop teacher would hep you set up a jig on a belt sander at school?

[bicster]

I have used a pencil sharpener type of taper tool for six dozen arrows and some were cane too. One trick is to put a ring of masking tape on the shaft where the tool will cut down to. The tape keeps the wood or cane from splintering.

[wooddamon1]

Pencil sharpener types work fine and they're cheap.