Uses for cracked carbon arrows

[Sbird2019]

I have a slew of full carbon arrows that are cracked at either the point end, nock end, or are mushroomed out with the insert pushed into the shaft

Does anyone have any suggestions or creative ideas for repurposing broken or cracked carbon arrows?

By the time I trimmed off enough from the affected end to get back to structurally solid carbon, the shafts would be way too short for my draw length and at that point the spine would be way off for someone with a draw length that short… which is besides the fact that even if they were cut to get to solid carbon, the risk of shooting them through a high poundage compound bow isn’t worth the potential upside of not buying new arrows

 

[BBob]

Cut some short sections to wrap duct and Leuko tape on and give them to all your backcountry friends.

 

[WeiserBucks]

Makes a good hillbilly bore rod for checking suppressor alignment.

 

[bsanders8181]

I’ve cut them short enough to stuff bic pen inserts into them. Most of the time we use them for stakes in the garden


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[dingo007]

I use them in my garden, make great stakes for tomatoes, beans etc...

 

[Crowmangler]

if you're in a tent with a small wood stove you can use them to stick in the stove & blow into them to stoke the fire or get it started

 

[vaeVictis]

I use them in my garden, make great stakes for tomatoes, beans etc...

They make great and colorful garden stakes!

 

[ozyclint]

if you're in a tent with a small wood stove you can use them to stick in the stove & blow into them to stoke the fire or get it started

Furthermore, I use them as zipper pull extenders in my tipi. I use an aluminium broadhead adapter attached to the zipper pull with a keyring. Then I can screw the arrow on and off the adapter.
You can open or shut the tipi door without having to reach right down to the ground.

 

[JS.Fletch5]

You can cut them down and fletch them bright and use them for flagging when you’re out in the field. Stick em in the ground.

Pushing bic pens in works great too.

 

[Blurry1]

If you sharpen your own broad heads cut to 6-8 inches and push in an insert screw in broad head. Much easier at the sharpening station.

 

[Ho5tile1]

I’ve cut many down for my wife don’t car about the spine as she is pulling 42 pounds at 24 inches and my arrows are 250 spine they fly just fine now this is 20 yards she shoots so weight not a big deal


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[MDpublic]

garden stakes

 

[Pwb199]

Another vote for garden stakes

 

[feanor]

I’ve used them for tent stakes. Machined aluminum inserts in both ends glued in. Works for a freestanding tent well.

 

[kylem]

If I can I cut them down and let my kids shoot them.

 

[flyfisher117]

Turn them into an awesome RC car tube chassis lol.

I’ve seen people pay big money for the bic pen arrows.

 

[JK47]

Wow. Macguyver would be thoroughly impressed with some of these responses.

And if you have to look him up to know who he is…..

Only thing I’ve used them for is to push a dry patch through my slug guns.

 

[ozyclint]

I actually used a piece for the level wind screw housing on a Daiwa Pixy baitcaster reel. (Super pixzilla upgrade) I wanted to replace the bushes holding the level wind screw with bearings and I needed to make it work without using the original.
The ID and OD was a perfect match. Just used a dremel to route a channel to clear the level wind pawl.

 

[Chinchillin]

If you do you own center serving you can cut them down to small sections, put a nock in both ends, and use them to add space between your cables and string.

 

[lil' bear]

I think it would be neat to use them in an epoxy table. Make a frame, lay all sorts of neat stuff inside and incase it in epoxy.