evrardarcher
Period Arrows
Self nocked arrows always seemed a pain to me until I was introduced to the miracle of jigs and templates. My friend Harald made a couple and gave them to me so I could drill and cut the self nocks. Once the shafts were ready to fletch I cut full length feathers and then burned them to shape with a feather burner. If you absolutely cannot stand the smell of burning hair do not use the process. The feather and below the nock was tied and covered with glue to keep from unravelling. I still use these arrows even though I made another set recently.
Period Arrows
Self nocked arrows always seemed a pain to me until I was introduced to the miracle of jigs and templates. My friend Harald made a couple and gave them to me so I could drill and cut the self nocks. Once the shafts were ready to fletch I cut full length feathers and then burned them to shape with a feather burner. If you absolutely cannot stand the smell of burning hair do not use the process. The feather and below the nock was tied and covered with glue to keep from unravelling. I still use these arrows even though I made another set recently.