ORIGINAL: txjourneyman
I have a couple dozen POC shafts that I would like to turn into arrows. I have been told they can be hand straightened. How do I do that? They are not all bent, about 1/2 of them are.
I usea arrow spinner, and pretty well look for high side and start hand bending. I bought this tool which is a roller but its not needed and really a waste.
Once you start you will see how long to hold the bend. Cause then it will go to the opposite side. One method that seems to work great is take a low side and slide it back and forth on my leg or rock it on my leg.
If you straighen them and they still go back to thier old ways, try a little heat. Some grain is not worth shooting. I cannot believe the crap 3rivers sent out to me last time Looks like they made arrows not with the grain but against it. Some arrows are really stiff, and some are really weak.