Sl;ider1

Don' t use a pipe cutter for carbons it will crush the arrows and weaken them.Tape them and cut them with a high speed saw. (Roto-zip)

Arrroman

The wrapped carbon shafts can be cut with a tubing cutter if the shaft is being supported by an insert and if the person doing the cutting has the patience to gradually tighten the cutter down instead of just mashing the arrow down like it were a piece of copper pipe. It does have to be a wrapped shaft like the ones that they sell at WalMart or the Goldtips. Pultruded shafts or the early style Bemans with a single layer construction will shatter if they are not cut with a high speed saw. Naturally some people are going to be more adept at using tools then others and I would advise anyone who has not done this before to buy a cheap carbon arrow from WalMart and cut it on top of the insert first to get a feel for how it works. It does take a number of cuts to make a short arrow when you are cutting where the insert is supporting the arrow and that is the method that I am trying to convey here. You can cut a dozen arrows on a high speed machine in the time it would take you to cut one by hand with a tubing cutter. After the first piece is cut you heat up the insert and stick it in the arrow in order to support the next cut. If you are making short arrows you will be making a lot of cuts on the same arrow and each time you make a cut the shaft has to be supported by the insert. Making your own arrows is an art. Cutting them yourself is not an impossible task. Good luck hunting!