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Pat B:
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Trapper Rob:
Looking good BJ.
BJ how do you straighten your cane?

bjrogg:
Thanks Rob. The cane is still stuff I got in supply trade from you.

I use a heat gun. It give a nice concentrated heat. I wear gloves to keep from burning my hands and do the majority of straightening with my hands. Especially the longer sweeping bends.

For the kinks I use a block of wood with two different sized holes. Its in the ninth picture I think. I’m doing my spin test on it.

Bjrogg

PS I’m not saying this is the best way to make a arrow and certainly not the only way. It’s how I’m doing this one though. If it were for hunting I would do several more steps. If it were for target I would shoot it right now without fletch and observe it’s flight. I wouldn’t fletch until it flew straight without fletch.
Bjrogg

bjrogg:
I’m going to try to sneak this build in between honey doo jobs.

My next step is cresting. The first thing I do is smooth shaft down a bit with some steel wool. Then I give shaft a coat off clear satin Poly.

The clear poly helps to keep my colors from bleeding. It also makes it so if you have a guff up you can wipe off the color.

bjrogg:
I use water base paint. Red and blue. I bought these two small cans several years ago.

Next I paint my red. I paint my markings. Now I’m going to have to get some more honey do jobs done while this paint dries.

Bjrogg

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