I was surprised how light the point is, I could have gone a bit longer on the neck and point maybe.
Once the point is glued into a shaft they will be finished together with very light cuts to blend in a smooth taper and get a good finish.
I have a theory, I've since found it is also held by others, that you need a much lower spine than one would think for flight arrows which have to flex round the bow (as opposed to being centre shot). This is due to the lightness of the arrow and specifically the lightness of the point. There is much less inertia resisting the huge initial acceleration and thus less bending force.
I'm happy to indulge in reasoned argument or discussion, but there seem to be few people these days who understand the rules of arguing logically. You have to counter a point or explanation with facts or logic, calling someone an idiot doesn't really achieve much.
I'm happy to share my knowledge and lack of it, and I'm quite happy to be wrong!
But I wasn't going to waste time trying to explain something to someone who couldn't distinguish between a 1/4 pound arrow and a flight arrow.
I've glued in one of the points and blended it in on the lathe, (slide set to 5 degree angle) I could possibly taper it a bit more. The arrow weighs 499.8 grain which is convenient, doubtless it will be a tad over 500 when it's finished. The balance is nicely just fore of centre.
Sadly, FB does attract a fair number of ignorant (in both senses) people!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you - I would have thought it was quite logical that a lighter point would mean a lower bending force on the arrow (lower mass at the front to resist the applied force at the rear) and therefore (all other things being equal) require a lighter spine to match a given bow.
Finished article looks nice - I've got some Tonkin Cane shafts so I might have a go at making my own points similar to yours ;-)
I bought some white Goose feathers online but they are a bit small and feeble (not primaries) I'll give 'em a go, they may be ok for low profile flights. I'll blog up how they perform.
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