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Offline Blayne

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Beauty Bush arrow
« on: May 01, 2017, 07:19:51 pm »
Thanks to DC for providing me some great materials to play with! He gave me a bundle of Beauty Bush shoot shafts that were damn near perfect(not sure how much work you did to them Don), and I finally got around to building one. I love shoot shafts. I make dozens of arrows from TSA Sitka spruce for my business, and doing shooting something primitive once in a while is just awesome! Just gotta get better at knapping lol!

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Offline penderbender

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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2017, 08:17:04 pm »
Another nice looking arrow Blayne! I remember Don posted about the beauty bush shoots. Those look like factory shafts! Cheers- Brendan

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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2017, 08:24:26 pm »
Sorry, I can't remember how much time I spent on them if any. I do remember they were quite straight right off the bush. Let me now how they stand up. Oh. nice arrow. ;D ;D

Offline selfbow joe

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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2017, 09:48:51 pm »
Nice work. Great looking arrow

Offline Blayne

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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2017, 11:08:13 pm »
Thanks guys! If you didn't do much processing on those shafts Don, they have to be the best shoot shafts going. It took the tung oil so good, it has a perfect, thick coating on it. Really nice to work with for sure!
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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2017, 11:58:27 pm »
wow!!
that is a beaut!!
really nice work!!

what did you wrap it with- looks very neat!!
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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2017, 12:01:01 am »
oops!!
sorry i just read- "guts wrap" how did you do that?
looks very neat!!

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2017, 01:33:11 am »
Beauty Bush??  Not familiar with that one, does it have other common names?   Real nice arrow anyway
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Re: Beauty Bush arrow
« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2017, 10:58:34 am »
Kolkwitzia amabilis is it's Latin name. It's a garden shrub. Also called Linnaea amabilis. Originates in China. It's a beautiful arching bush. You will have no problem convincing your wife to plant one.