Arrows - too stiff or too weak?
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I got my wife a flatbow for her birthday and volunteered to make some arrows for her (my first attempt at making arrows). All went well and she said they shot fine.
Except.......
I noticed there was a slight (but not terrible) fishtail and, more importantly, noticible marking where the shaft was hitting the bow (shelf upright protection piece). There were two marks, both very obvious (already wearing the varnish) and around 3 inch long. One about 6 inch back from the point and one just in...
Arrows - too stiff or too weak?
Except.......
I noticed there was a slight (but not terrible) fishtail and, more importantly, noticible marking where the shaft was hitting the bow (shelf upright protection piece). There were two marks, both very obvious (already wearing the varnish) and around 3 inch long. One about 6 inch back from the point and one just in...
Arrows - too stiff or too weak?