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Four-Foot, Five Color, Total Utility Arrows (And Better Luck Next Year Rabobank)

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duffontap:
You know, sometimes you just need to hang the excuses up and make some arrows.  The other day I got down to one arrow and canned the excuses.  This has been a strange season.  With a new daughter to love (and pay for), money is tight and they only full-length feathers I had left were some nice wild turkey primaries I wanted to save for my special hunting arrows.  I don't need 'special' arrows right now--I need utility.  So, here's what I did:

Tough:  four-point footings will keep me from breaking tips off errant arrows.  Doug Fir shafts are tough anyway.  They're tougher now.

Cheap:  I hauled out two containers of feathers scraps that I saved for some unknown reason and started cutting them into 2 and 3" sections to splice together.  These were the leftovers so they weren't premium by any stretch, but they saved me money.  I applied them with super glue and a fletching jig (hold 1 minute and repeat).

Easy:  rather than worry about what people would think of the imperfections, I skipped the special finishes and cresting I've done for the past year.  I sanded with 60 grit and applied the feathers directly to bare wood.  Then I wrapped them on with nylon thread and rubbed the shafts down with teak oil. 

I don't usually post my arrows, but I'm so happy with these 'cheapies' I just had to.  I love this 1-day-no-drying-time-no-waste-total-utility system.  I also thought it was funny that my arrows looked like a Rabobank cycling jersey.  I liked that team leader Rasmussen.  Better luck next time you blood-doping king of the mountians!

              J. D. Duff





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Justin Snyder:
Nice looking arrows JD. But your choice of teams and riders is questionable.  ;)  How about Discovery.  ;D 1st and 3rd and the team compotition by 15 minutes. Never seen a guy with as much class as Leipheimer. It was a rough year for the junkies wasn't it.  Total casualties, 4 + one entire team. Justin

1/2primitive:
When I first read the topic name I though you ment the arrows were four feet long!  :o ;D   Nice cheap arrows, I gotta make some.  ;)
      Sean

duffontap:
Justin,
I'm totally on board with Discovery.  I was pulling for Leipheimer all the way.  After his win on the last TT, I thought he deserved it.  So close.  A lot of people think this race has turned into the all-drug olympics.  I still love watching the tour though.  No amount of blood doping would make a cat-4 climb easy, and I believe tons of those guys are racing clean.  Good for them. 

I thought TDC had the nicest jerseys this year.  They were the sharpest looking team by far.  If I had Green, blue and black feathers, I would have used them.

Sean,
I did that on purpose.   ;)

       J. D. Duff

1/2primitive:
fibber.
       Sean  :)

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