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Reducing shoots
artcher1:
Here's some of the tools I use...……...
jeffp51:
Oh, and no matter what method you choose, they are going to feel like your children before you are done with them. I started making arrows because buying them seemed too expensive. Now I know why they cost so much.
BowEd:
Part of the work reducing time when making shoot shafts is harvesting them the right size.
Even to the point of leaving a little natural cambium on their final look.
If they start too large I get them close with a sanding block 8" long with 36 grit paper on it.Stroking evenly on all sides keeping full length taper on them till their around 3/8" on the fat end.
Then into the drill and reduced from there with 60 grit to 80 grit to 100 grit.
All the while along the way I weigh them for mass and test spine weight.
More time consuming than split timber shafts but tougher IMO too.
Preparing a dozen is a full day for me.Still have to fletch them yet then too later.
Sagebrush:
Well another day another dozen ocean spray shoots and another 2 dozen scratches ... oh well. Addiction doesn't make sense. My wife was less patient today and kept insisting "that one's no good" even though she was on the other side of the thicket...
The belt sander coupled with the drill sounds efficient for when I'm feeling less primitive.. Thanks!!! My buddy made a maple sled and this has helped immensely. I think I just need to light a fire on the porch and chill out a bit with my knife/scraper. Does anyone ever dowel them green and seal them with poly to dry slowly??? You guys are awesome thank you so much.
Sagebrush:
Arrow shafts for primitive work.
Dogwood shoots from last year, and ocean spray for elk season. Cut this afternoon. https://imgur.com/gallery/Y4YeiSX
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