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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	If bow tips should be as light Jun 27^th, 2020 at 7:19pm If excessive wood at bow tips causes a loss of arrow speed, why aren't pin nocks more common?
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #1 - Jun 27^th, 2020 at 7:26pm The difference between very light “normal” nocks and pin nicks is very slight. I think preference plays a big role as well.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #2 - Jun 27^th, 2020 at 7:36pm So, not better or worse. I ask because I botched the nocks on a new bow, but could fix with pins
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Morphy Slinging.org Moderator Offline Checkmate Posts: 8102	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #3 - Jun 29^th, 2020 at 5:09pm Love it! Red oak? You guys don’t have a whole lot out there I terms of hardwood right? Do you have any dogwood up in the mountains?
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #4 - Jun 29^th, 2020 at 5:57pm no dogwood. going to try juniper, maple and locust.
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Mersa Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Druid Posts: 2598 Australia Gender:	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #5 - Jun 29^th, 2020 at 7:27pm Black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) is a great wood. Pretty and performs well. My best selfbows were made with it. But I must say Australian woods are not very bowyer friendly, still haven’t made one I’m happy with from native wood.
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walter Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 2453	Re: If bow tips should be as light Reply #6 - Jun 29^th, 2020 at 10:07pm we have Robinia neomexicana. hoping it is some what close to R. pseudoacacia in bow making properties
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