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New sitka spruce arrows.
Pat B:
A few months back, Wayne from True Shaft Archery sent me 2 doz. Sitka spruce shafts. I finally made some arrows from one dozen. These are 45#-50# spined shafts. I did the crown with white spray paint, the minimal black cresting with craft paint and sealed with spray poly. These have self nocks with sinew wrap. The fletching were attached with fletch tape then a sinew wrap fore and aft. The red guinea feather were added for decoration with sinew wrap. All sinew wraps were sealed with pitch varnish and the tracers are rabbit zonkers added with fletch tape.
Pat B:
BTW...6 of these will have trade points that Kevin is making for me. I'll post pics when done.
Knoll:
Fine-lookin' missiles, Mr Pat. More examples of workmanship for me to strive to emulate. :NN
How long are those shafts?
Out to 17-20 yds, do ya notice drag from the rabbit fur tracers?
Thanks for posting.
Pat B:
These shafts are 34" long. I will cut them down when I get the trade points.
The rabbit fur tracers will lay flat when shot and open up when the target is hit. I've never noticed any interference with them.
paulsemp:
Those are some cool looking arrows Pat. what's your opinion on the spruce?
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