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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Finished bamboo
« on: June 23, 2013, 04:14:15 pm »
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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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2013, 04:17:23 pm »
Those look really good. how do they shoot?
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Offline DGF

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #2 on: June 23, 2013, 04:42:40 pm »
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?

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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2013, 04:51:59 pm »
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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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #4 on: June 23, 2013, 07:07:39 pm »
Ps. The broadhead looks crooked because it was, I fixed that by drilling a new and straighter hole
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Offline Thesquirrelslinger

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #5 on: June 23, 2013, 08:05:14 pm »
Quote from: Youngboyer2(billyf) on June 23, 2013, 07:07:39 pm
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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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #6 on: June 23, 2013, 09:10:25 pm »
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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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #7 on: June 23, 2013, 09:14:30 pm »
Sweet arrows
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Offline KHalverson

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #8 on: June 23, 2013, 10:04:29 pm »
those look really nice.
me likey.
Kevin
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Offline johnfolchetti

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #9 on: June 24, 2013, 08:39:12 am »
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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Offline Olanigw (Pekane)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #10 on: June 24, 2013, 11:54:27 am »
Excellent, excellent job.
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Offline RBLusthaus

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #11 on: June 24, 2013, 12:23:17 pm »
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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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #12 on: June 24, 2013, 03:49:10 pm »
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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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #13 on: June 24, 2013, 06:02:16 pm »
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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Offline RBLusthaus

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Re: Finished bamboo
« Reply #14 on: June 24, 2013, 06:19:53 pm »
I find paint easier, as when painting I don't need to use my third hand . . .
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