Well Striper, I my self use a copper cutter. How ever, when you do, you somewhat flange the end of your arrow inboard. What I do is mark about an 1/8 longer and then cut applying 1/4-1/2 twist at a time and then spin the cutter twice around. Repeat until cut through. To take care of the flange, I use a grinder ever so gently shaving away to the length I want, cleaning up the burs, and it works great. Now I have some experince doing this kinda of thing, and it can easily be messed up if not done correctly.(Not to say I do it correctly, my way happens to work) I only do this because I already have the tools to do so. I would say if you dont have the tools, get an arrow cutter. If you do, IMO practice on some old arrows first till you have it down good. Hope this helps you out! Good Luck
Smoky