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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Aaron H on March 24, 2014, 10:15:10 pm

Title: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 24, 2014, 10:15:10 pm

This is like the fourth or fifth try at making my own arrows.  They have definitely gotten progressively better.

They are sitka spruce shafts with self nocks.  They have one coat of gunstock stain on the light areas, and three coats of gunstock stain on the darker areas, then I coated them with three coats of tru oil and sanded between each coat with 0000 steel wool.  Then I painted the back with white enamel and striped with red enamel.  The fletching is wild turkey feathers wrapped with elk sinew. Finally I installed 125 grain fields tips.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Pat B on March 24, 2014, 11:39:44 pm

Those look very nice. I like the variance of color.  I prefer to have the wrap closer to the nock though.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: JW_Halverson on March 24, 2014, 11:42:31 pm

Sitka spruce is a great choice for arrows.  Just a few grains heavier than cedar, but twice the strength. 

Your attention to detail is amazing.  Very fine looking nocks. 

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Sparrow on March 25, 2014, 12:48:32 am

Very Nice !  '  Frank

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 25, 2014, 07:12:35 am

Pat, JW, Sparrow - Thank you for the kind words

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 25, 2014, 07:54:27 am

Great looking arrows.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 25, 2014, 07:56:34 am

Thank you Trapper Rob

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: nclonghunter on March 25, 2014, 11:22:17 am

Now you went and made something too nice to shoot....excellent job.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 25, 2014, 11:35:11 am

nclonghunter, you are right.  I haven't shot them yet, and I am a little nervous to shoot them.  I don't want to tear them up.  I'm sure I will get over that though.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: TimBo on March 25, 2014, 03:00:14 pm

Really nice work - I would be afraid to shoot them too!

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 25, 2014, 08:49:45 pm

Here is a better close up

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: stickbender on March 26, 2014, 12:19:59 am

     Man those are absolutely beautiful! :o  Very nice!  But like pat said, it would be better if you wrapped a little closer to the nock, when using self nocks.  It helps to strengthen them.  Good job otherwise, very well done.


                                                                                Wayne

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Mohawk13 on March 26, 2014, 01:49:02 am

Nice Job and great looking arrows. Wish My nocks were that consistent....And the sinew closer to the nock...yadayadayada

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 26, 2014, 07:14:50 am

Sounds like I need to wrap more sinew closer to the nock... :laugh:

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 26, 2014, 07:22:39 am

For the nocks, I used two hacksaw blades taped together to saw most of it.  Then I used a small round file and some 180 grit sandpaper to finish them. Each nock took about 20 min., but then again I have a lot of people tell me I am OCD with that kind of stuff.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: bowtarist on March 26, 2014, 10:28:57 am

Twenty minutes for each nock start to finish is not bad time. Look good, but they do need more wrap closer to the nock. You ever hear that before?  :o  ;D ;D ;) dp

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 26, 2014, 11:36:27 am

Sounds familiar  ;D

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Mohawk13 on March 27, 2014, 01:21:34 am

OCD in making things is known as attention to detail..an admirable attribute....Very nice work

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: osage outlaw on March 27, 2014, 02:05:03 am

That is a nice set of arrows.  Great job on them.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 27, 2014, 08:25:28 am

bowtarist, mohawk, osageoutlaw- thank you very much.  Comments like this from very respectable bowyers like yourselves mean a great deal to me, especially since I just got interested into this wonderful hobby back in October of last year

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: TRACY on March 27, 2014, 09:01:06 am

Very nice arrows! I'd be afraid to shoot them :D like others, more sinew at the bottom of the nock for insurance but I'm sure those will work fine.


Tracy

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Sasquatch on March 27, 2014, 10:32:47 am

Great color choices and excellent work on the nocks. Like everyone else said wrap the knocks also. 

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Pat B on March 27, 2014, 11:15:00 am

If they are too pretty to shoot, what good are they?  I'm just saying!   ;)

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 27, 2014, 11:32:11 am

JEB, TRACY, Sasquatch- Thank you for the kind words.
Pat B- I plan on shooting them after I take everyone's advise and wrap the base of the nocks with some sinew.  If I destroy them, I can always make more.

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: Jim Davis on March 30, 2014, 07:53:00 pm

Quote from: JW_Halverson on March 24, 2014, 11:42:31 pm

Sitka spruce is a great choice for arrows.  Just a few grains heavier than cedar, but twice the strength. 

Actually, not quite. The weight is as you say,  but POC is slightly stronger in both modulus of rupture and elasticity.

Jim Davis

Title: Re: Target arrows
Post by: bow101 on March 30, 2014, 10:51:21 pm

Wow those are real beauties........... 8)