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dogleg:
Just got done putting the finishing touches on my first arrow.  Shaft is ramin, I think.  The dowels very in color, from a fairly bright orange, through natural color, to a grey-green.  Weird, but anyway...  Feathers are turkey, left wing primaries, cut in sheild pattern, 6 1/2" long by 1" tall.  They're cut freehand, to my own pattern, so if they look odd that's why.  Their wrapped in mercerized cotton floss, as is the rest of the shaft.  The point is just something I cut out of an old dull circular saw blade.  Don't know the spine, as I haven't gotten around to building a tester, yet.  Gotta build one of those cool R/D's of Marc St Louis's, from the newest PA, first.  ;)  After realizing how large the fleching actually is, I may cut it out to a small game head, like some of the types I've seen on here.  Who knows?

Please let me know what you all think, especially if you see something wrong.  Like I said, this is my very first one, and I did it to get to know the process.  So if I've somehow screwed up the process, please let me know.  ;D

Mike
(dogleg)

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Pat B:
Looks like a killer to me. How does it shoot. That's the important thing!  ;)

dogleg:
Forgot to put in a thanks to John K, for sending me these feathers.  Sent me a mess of turkey, and some pheasant.  Heck of a guy.  Thanks, John.   ;D

dogleg

dogleg:
Well, Pat, it flew great.  Right up till I punched it into a concrete block.  Guess I did good on tempering the tip, though.  Had to pry it out the block.  It was in there pretty good.  Didn't break, and didn't bend, either.  Wanted to make it into a critter-gitter, anyway.   ;)

I'm just starting to shoot again, after many years, so I shoulda known better.  Got cocky after the first few, and went out to 'bout thirty feet.  No backstop, either, just my garage.  Dumber than a bag of hammers, right?   :P

Guess I got a little too excited.
dogleg

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sailordad:
well it was a nice arrow
dont feel bad
i just did that same thing (more or less,well the arrow busted)
with the first stone tipped arrow i tried to shoot from a self bow
i was nervous for one,didnt want to wreck it, and completly missed the target
sunk the arrow head right up to the shaft,then split the shaft about 6" back.
hit the fence to the left of the taget,had to dig my stone tip out of the fence
didnt hurt the tip at all,just waisted about 5 hrs worth of work on that arrow is all
well look at the bright side
you can still use the point,the fletching and maybe even the thread
thats what i plan on doing,grab and straighten a new shaft and transfer the other stuff to it
good luck

                                                                peace

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