Archery Tackle : Page 59

Now, let us see what an arrow really is and what makes ittick. Fig. 16 represents a target arrow. The locations of itspertinent parts are shown and named according to traditionalterms. Reference will be made to this figure from time to timeas we expand our comments.

You will note the arrow has three general divisions; shaft-men, shaft or stele and foreshaft. The foreshaft is composedof the fine footing and the pile. The shaft or stele is the main

shaft of the arrow. The shaftment is occupied by the nock, thebutt, the fletching or feathers, and the crest.

There are two forms of construction; these are known as(a) self arrows and (b) footed arrows. The self arrow is madefrom a single piece of wood; this would eliminate the sectionknown as "footing" as shown in Fig. 16. The footed arrow isa self arrow with a reinforcement of hard wood on the frontend.