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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Arrows
« on: June 10, 2012, 11:41:01 pm »
Tapered fir shafts sinew wrapped turkey fletch.  I have since cut fletch a bit down  a bit.  I love the full height fletch for sound, stability and looks, but outside of 15 yds they just die.  Inside of 15yds they look to jump up, as if gaining a little altitude, but maybe that's just my eyes.






Earth pigments in hide glue for cresting paint
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Offline Pappy

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Re: Arrows
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2012, 05:35:10 am »
Them are sweet,good looking bunch of arrows. :)
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Offline Scowler

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Re: Arrows
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2012, 05:50:37 am »
Like Pappy said, those are sweet looking arrows.  What type of paint did you use for the cresting?

Offline sadiejane

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Re: Arrows
« Reply #3 on: June 11, 2012, 06:49:04 am »
very nice CMB-those are some the perty arrows ive seen in awhile
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrows
« Reply #4 on: June 11, 2012, 08:27:46 am »
Thanks Pappy, Scowler, and Sadie.  I really enjoyed making them.  And now love shooting them!

Scowler, I used eggshell for the white (chicken eggs), though I think bone or shell might grind up a little finer.  I will try that next.  The black was charcoal from the fireplace.  The red was some red rock (ochre?) that I collected on a spring bear hunt.  All were crushed up using mortar and pestle.  I have some brighter colors, red, blue, and green, that I have made from the kids sidewalk chalk.  Might have to make some flashier arrows with some of those colors next batch.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Arrows
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2012, 05:21:04 am »
Those are some nice arrows, I really, really like the looks of them. Takes skill and artistry to make arrows that nice. I'd be careful where I shot those, wouldn't want to lose one under the leaves. Great work on those CMB.   Greg
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