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woodsman1031:
Hello,

  I have searched this forum looking for a dowel rod arrow building tutorial. I am sure one exists, but I have been unable to locate it. Would someone please point me in the right direction?


Thanks
Tommy

TRACY:
Didn't find a picture build along but type in "wooden dowel" or "Arrows from Dowels" and you'll get some directions from various posts.

Tracy

JackCrafty:
Three Rivers Archery has videos on youtube (just do a search for "Three Rivers Archery").  The videos are not quite "primitive" but they cover the basics of making arrows from dowels, among other things.

Here's one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kBd5A843o8

If you're wondering how to pick "good" arrow dowels from a pile of commercial dowels.....if you can follow a line of grain from one end to the other, it's good.  That's what I do.  Of course, you don't need to be that picky, just be careful the grain does not run out too bad.  It's a matter of experience and personal preference.

woodsman1031:
Jackcrafty,

I have heard about weighing them. Is the dowels being the same weight more important than the spine?

Tommy

JackCrafty:
Yes, I think weight is more important than spine.  However, the wider the bow's handle, the greater the importance of spine.

In the old days, before spine testers, arrows were always matched by weight.

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