Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Youngboyer2(billyf) on June 23, 2013, 04:14:15 pm
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The green fletched one with the broadhead has an insert for screw-in points that was put in with 5-minute epoxy. The rest have nail points.
I followed tenbrooks buildalong, and I used his red barred and plain cock feather pattern Along with his thread wrap pattern from his first ever set of bamboo arrows. I took the fletching pattern for the broadheaded arrow from Osage outlaws bamboo arrow post. Enough gab, here are the pics
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Those look really good. how do they shoot?
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Those turned out really nice. Good thinking on the broadhead.
When it came to making the nodes flush did you flatten them with heat and pressure or file/sand them down?
-Dan
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They shoot well out of a 50# bow, they're too stiff for my new 45# bow. Which is fine because they're a gift for my uncle (who made my new bow)
I sand the whole shaft with 120 or 200 grit sandpaper and concentrate on the nodes more than the rest of the shaft until they are flush. I have tried flattening them but it ends with frustration. Filing them would probably weaken the nodes too much
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Ps. The broadhead looks crooked because it was, I fixed that by drilling a new and straighter hole
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Ps. The broadhead looks crooked because it was, I fixed that by drilling a new and straighter hole
Does it affect flight? On the slightly crooked english broadheads I made and shot it tended to make my arrow fly in a wierd spiral.
I think it has to be a BIG broadhead though...
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It shot dead on but it will affect penetration and the life of the broadhead, the insert was only an experiment but I think it is how I will set up all of my arrows in my next set.
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Sweet arrows
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those look really nice.
me likey.
Kevin
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They fly true out of my 50# elm bow....and they're beautiful to boot.....now they need to get blooded.
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Excellent, excellent job.
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They look great Billy. How did you get the two tone wrappings? Used two different colors string, or is one of those colors paint?
Russ
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Thanks Russ, I used black thread and red thread, both cotton I also used food coloring and rubbing alchohol to dye those feathers green, the red ones are from 3RA and the regular ones are from my grandpas turkey
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Thread wraps I can do while watching a movie, paint seems like it would take a whole other type of patience
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I find paint easier, as when painting I don't need to use my third hand . . .
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Third hand? Could you elaborate on that?
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Third hand? Could you elaborate on that?
I've got a 3rd leg but that's a little different >:D
Very nice arrows.
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nice set of arrows.
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As in, wishing I had one to better manipulate the feathers, arrow shaft, and the string.
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But to paint your arrows you use a machine right?
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yes, the cresting is done by machine - a tiny little lathe type contraption.
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Check your flea markets, and garage sales, the internet, for Bar B Q grill rotisseries. They make great cresting machines. Nice and slow. ;)
Wayne
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those look nice billy, but I don't see any knapped points, gotta have some laying around somewhere ::) >:D
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Bub I'm too ashamed to put anything up in flintknapping. I've been trying with glass before I start that pretty stuff and I have broken every single piece