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Author Topic: Self Nock Woodies Build  (Read 1381 times)

Offline RobD

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Self Nock Woodies Build
« on: April 15, 2021, 09:55:25 AM »
Nothing fancy, just some knock-about hunting-roving shafts.  11/32" Surewood fir, 55-60# spine, 28-1/4" length, Tru-Flight turk LW feathers, CA glue to adhere the nock inserts that were slotted with a Nifty Nocker, two thin coats of wipe-on polyU, Bohning tape and CA for fletching, 362 grains average weight with no point.  "Cresting" accomplished with a v/s electric drill, a "V" block, and Sharpie pens.

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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2021, 12:12:34 PM »
Very cool, Rob! I've never seen self nocks made that way before. Interesting.

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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2021, 12:31:48 PM »
My bows may have 'glass backing and facing, but my arrows are all wood, metal, and turk or goose feathers - no plastic there.  :)

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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2021, 01:54:54 PM »
Wow, that is slick!  I had to do a search for the Nifty Nocker; kind of spendy but sure worth it if a person makes a lot of arrows!  Thanks for posting something new for me to learn about!
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2021, 02:16:27 PM »
Best price I've found for the Nifty Nocker is at Kustom King ...

https://kustomkingarchery.com/collections/arrow-building-tools/products/bearpaw-self-nocker

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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2021, 04:12:07 PM »
This website has way to many "WOW! I wanna try that!"s for my own good!
It's easy to see how this method has many benefits.  Dang, they sure look good! 
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #9 on: April 16, 2021, 06:01:58 AM »
Them's some dandy arrows!  :applaud  :hairy
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #10 on: April 16, 2021, 06:11:35 AM »
Best of all is the side "stealth" quiver I built years ago.  It's the perfect quiver for me, for hunting, roving, or 3-D shoots.  All the benefits of a back quiver, with better moving in and around thickets and bushes without arrows hanging up on the flora, no "flagging" of the arrow retrieval hand motion as with a back quiver, silent moving as the string hand/arm can cradle the quiver and arrows, holds as many or few arrows as need be, a foam insert is added for broadheads.

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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2021, 10:47:13 AM »
Ok . I like that guiver. Seen lots of variations.
  I've been wanting get my arrows off the bow but just can't find anything more convenient than a 4 arrow bow mounted quiver from EFA.
  How does it ride with a back pack.
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Re: Self Nock Woodies Build
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2021, 11:22:02 AM »
For the very most part, it's a side quiver, so nothing to get in the way of any size backpack.

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