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California Indian Style Archery Set Build-a-long
Jesse:
Great build along Those points are a perfect match. Looks like you have a nice camera too
JackCrafty:
The spines feel plenty flexible at .37" of deflection so I'm not too worried.
I can scrape the arrows a little more (if I need to) when I test them by shooting.
The long foreshafts should weaken the dynamic spine, and the 1" wide handle doesn't need much paradox, so I think the arrows will work out fine.
Now I match the nodes (on the front of the shafts) and make the shafts exactly the same length.
When they are all exactly the same, I weigh them.
I also cull any canes that are larger in diameter from the majority.
Then I straighten the shafts.
Normally, I would have straightened (and sanded the shafts smooth) before spining.....
but these were pretty straight to begin with and river cane doesn't need to be sanded smooth (like wood shoots).
JackCrafty:
There's about a 40 grain variance in the shafts.
I will put the heaviest foreshafts with the lightest shafts and then fine tune the weights by removing wood from the foreshafts.
This next series of pictures is the forshaft construction process:
JackCrafty:
Hafting the arrowhead on the privet foreshaft:
The foreshaft and arrowhead weigh 100 grains combined.
I made a foreshaft out of ipe just to see how different the weight would be.
The ipe foreshaft is 1" longer than the privet foreshaft.
I think I'll cut it down and re-weigh it, but, as you can see, the weights are not that different.
Next, I attached the foreshaft:
Total length of arrow:
JackCrafty:
After the sinew dries for a little while, I smooth it down by "rolling" over it with a stick (with an ipe backboard).
The nocks will be lined up with the arrowheads.
Painting the shaft.
The green is acrylic, the red is red ochre with shellac binder.
Next comes the fletching.
These are pheasant tail feathers.
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