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my first three river cane arrows ever

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Josh:
Well, here is my first attempt at making my own arrows.  The tips are 1/16" steel about an inch wide and around 140 grains.  The feathers are goose feathers from Hobby Lobby (not turkey season yet so no turkey feathers yet)  painted to supposedly look like eagle feathers.  That is how they came out of the package anyway.   The three arrows vary WIDELY in weight, the lightest weighing in at 380 grains and my heaviest at 750 grains.  I need to work on my weight-matching skills, but I think they turned out alright for my first arrows I mean they ARE straight and they DID pass the hay-bale test (all three passed through without tearing off the feathers).  What do you think?   All comments, criticisms welcome.

stickbender:

     Very nice.  I like the color of the fletching, and the fact that they held up, going through a bale of hay, is a definte plus! ;)

                                                                                           Wayne

sailordad:
very nice arrows 8)

but dont ya think the critters will see them coming with the glowing tips lol ;D ;)

stickbender:

    Nah Sailordad, it is like the headlights, of your car...... ;D

                                        Wayne

madcrow:
They look great, but try not to get the feathers wet, that dye will probably run because most of the feathers in hobby stores are not color fast.  Maybe somebody will chine in with a way to set the dye while they are still on the arrows.

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