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JackCrafty:
This is where I am on the set of arrows.


I've attached all the foreshafts (with pitch) and removed the black thread wrapping so I can apply the sinew wrapping.



I finished fletching all the arrows and trimmed back the rear portion off all the feathers to match an illustration of some Northern California arrows I saw in a book.

chessieboy:
Great build-along. I know you're trying to keep this as a Californian reproduction so to speak but those points appear real light. If you were able to put use heavier points it may help with the spine problem. Just a thought.

Bill

uwe:
Superb Jack! I like these short, wide bows. You should make one sinewbacked. Would it be possible to put in some copies of the points in your book?
Regards Uwe

JackCrafty:
Thanks guys.

Chessie, yep, some heavy points would help.  Maybe stone?  I think they shoot pretty good as-is, though.

Uwe, I'd like to do another bow like this with a sinew backing for sure.  To save time, this one is a self bow.  As for the points, what book are you referring to?

uwe:
Thanks for reply! I would like to know something about dimensions, shapes of bonetips. The side of your book and the tip you`ve made have a nice shape.
The  tipforms in some book are the usual ones. So some of "exotic" forms would be what I`ve been looking for.
By the way: the art of your fletching makes understand how the little distance of sinewwrapping and pinchgrip work hand in hand.

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