[Ansteorra-archery] corkscrews...

[Bob Dewart]

Personnally, I think your fletches are just a little bit too far toward the
back end of the bolt.

Adjust the mark you placed on the clamp of your jig.  This mark should be
5/8 of an inch forward of the notch in the clamp.

This should place the fletch right at 2 inches from the end.

The last batch I made flew fine.  While the last batch I made used 5 inch
parabolic,  4's should do fine for you.

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "LD.BLACKMOON" <ld.blackmoon at gbronline.com>
To: "Archery within the Kingdom of Ansteorra"
<ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 10:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra-archery] corkscrews...


> GREETINGS
>
> THIS WAS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT MAKING EITHER ARROWS OR BOLTS, THE ARROWS
SEEM
> TO BE PERFECT , THE BOLTS FAR FROM IT ...
>
> >What spine weight (hopefully 35/40# or higher)?
> THE ARROWS WERE FROM MY 50# BOW.
> TIPS ARE  11/32 " AND 125 GR.
>
> >Were they straight?
> CLOSE IF NOT STRAIGHT
>
> >Have any nicks/splits in the wood?
> NOPE
>
> >How long?
> 14 " TO THE BACK OF THE ARROW HEAD.
>
> > Sealed?
> PROBABLY B4 I SANDED THE SHAFTS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE SMOOTH.
>
> >What materal?
> LET ME THINK.....*wink*
>
> >Spiral or straight,
> I ONLY HAVE A STRAIGHT JIG .
>
> >what degree of off-set from front to back
> FROM BACK OF HEAD TO FRONT OF FLETCH = 8.5 "
> FROM BACK OF BOLT TO BACK OF FLETCH = 1  5/8  "
>
> >Just to make sure I got it right, you are talking about a large looping
> motion going to the target. Not a nice tight spiral.
> OH YEA , STICKING INTO TARGETS AT EVERY WHICH ANGLE .
> BACK OF BOLT DANCING SOME NEW FANGLED DANCE .
>
> >definitely never go under 14" and some say 20" is "ideal".
>
> I HAD NO IDEA, THE BOLTS THAT CAME WITH IT ( I INHERITED IT ) WERE  12 "
> LONG
> I ONLY EXTENDED THEM A LITTLE SO I MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND THEM IN THE HAY
> BALES .
> GUESS AS SOON AS I CAN AFFORD IT , I NEED TO GET ME SOME  21 " SHAFTS ...
>
> >How thick is your string?
> COUNTING THE SERVING  = 1/4 "
>
> >Is it at least 1/2 the thickness of your bolt?
> YES , CLOSE TO SAME SIZE , BOLT IS ONLY A LITTLE BIT BIGGER .
>
> >Are you using a peg style crosbow?
> HUH ???
>
> I'VE GOT A ROLLING BLOCK , WITH A VEE GROOVE DOWN THE TOP , I JUST PUSH
THE
> ARROW BACK TO THE STRING .
>
> > Is the bolt at the right spot to get  pushed forward by the string?
> YES
>
> >Are you cocking evenly
> AS FAR AS I KNOW. THE PROD WAS A BIT LOOSE THIS PAST SUMMER IN THE HEAT,
NOW
> THAT THE WEATHER IS COOLER , IT'S ALL TIGHT AGAIN .
>
> B4 YOU ASK , IT APPEARS TO HAVE 6 TWISTED STRANDS OF LINEN  GOING THRU A
> HOLE IN THE STOCK, AND WRAPPING AROUND THE PROD AND A PIECE OF WOOD ON
BOTH
> SIDES OF THE STOCK , THIS IS WRAPPED ON ONE SIDE BY WHAT APPEARS TO BE
SINEW
> .
>
> THANX
>
> BE SAFE, BE HAPPY , HAVE FUN
> LD.BLACKMOON
>
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