Archery Nocks for Thin Shafts - or any shaft.

The wings of the nock may break during the process of making the nock - take is slow and be carefull.

The end of the shaft is well boiled then heavy lace is quickly wrapped at the depth the string will sit; this is only a little past the width of your string. The split is made with a knife in the center, and the wings carfully bent out. You may also saw a split, prior to boiling to speed up heating and reduce chances of damage during bending. If the boil time is too short, you will break the fibers of the wood as it is bent; the result is that the wings will fail far sooner.

I wrap the loose lace end through the split as i am forcing the wings open. Forcing the wings open is first done with a knife, then they are made even on the corner of a table. Prop the split open with a small stick and allow to dry and cool.

After cooling, the nock is shaped. I grind away excess wood and then sinew is heavly wrapped bellow, between, and arround the nock. 

The feel of these while being nocked is far preferred to  simpler splits or simple cut grooves.

These nocks tend to chew up the string guard so make sure you file the walls and slot of the nock well before using. Also make sure your string guard is replaced as it wears.

The string, MUST, sit center to the whole shaft. You must make sure that power is applied directly over the whole shaft or you will never find consistant accuracy.

The nocks on the left and right are too deep. The nock in the center is just a little too shallow.

If you make the nocks to deep, they will break easly during use and missuse.