thanks Bob,though my reply comes quite late...I've made my bamboo arrows the way you wrote here and also with another set i've tried the traditional way,that is sharpening the point and nock ends.As a matter of fact,parallel points are much easier to fit and they go straight.Bamboo arrows are very good to shoot,they fly straight,though i have to choose them according to their diameter and not spine :i've tried the second but they come out too heavy for my bow,while i have seen that 7-7,5 mm diameter (maybe a 30-35 spine) fly very well with my 40 lbs flatbow and their total weight is the same as the poc arrows i used before.:fita2: