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Offline jeffp51

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sneak peak for Patrick
« on: November 07, 2015, 03:09:56 am »
I'm in the middle of a trade with Lebhuntfish.  I made him some arrows in exchange for some of that pretty yellow wood you have back east.  I tried to keep them as primitive as possible.  Shoots from my apple tree, Goose feathers shot on Utah Lake 10 minutes from my house, trade points made from old saw blades of a contractor friend. Pitch glue from a pine tree at my church. Sinew wraps and beeswax finish from an earlier trade.

Hope he likes them.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2015, 07:25:46 am »
Oh my gosh! Man Jeff you are a heck of a guy! I'm not sure I deserve those. They are beautiful, thank you so much! Patrick
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Offline Knoll

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2015, 07:29:27 am »
Yeah, he likely likes 'em.   :-\
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Offline Tracker0721

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #3 on: November 07, 2015, 11:19:47 am »
Awesome! What'd you use for the cresting?
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Offline DC

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #4 on: November 07, 2015, 12:50:30 pm »
Nice job!

Offline jeffp51

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #5 on: November 07, 2015, 04:40:17 pm »
Awesome! What'd you use for the cresting?

I used water color paints.  I figured short of grinding my own, that would be the most like traditional pigments.  Downside is you shouldn't get them wet.  The beeswax should seal out incidental moisture, but they probably wouldn't stand up to a rainstorm.

Offline Danzn Bar

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #6 on: November 07, 2015, 05:07:54 pm »
Nice arrows.....like the trade points.........................
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Offline turbo

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2015, 08:09:38 pm »
Nice, nice work. I use to make arrows quite a bit and seeing all these great arrows makes me want to jump back in.

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2015, 08:56:30 pm »
Nice work.

Offline jeffp51

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #9 on: November 29, 2015, 01:32:45 am »
Thanks guys. Patrick, you ever get the stone points on the rest of these? I'd love to see them.

Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #10 on: November 29, 2015, 10:31:08 am »
No sorry buddy, I haven't had time to do much of anything. I have taken time to shoot them a few times. They really shoot awesome. And I shoot them really good to.
Hopefully next weekend I will get the obsidian heads attached. I will try to get some pictures of the arrows. They are beautiful! Thanks a ton Jeff! Patrick
Once an Eagle Scout, always an Eagle Scout!

Missouri, where all the best wood is! Well maybe not the straightest!

Building a bow has been the most rewarding, peaceful, and frustrating things I have ever made with my own two hands!

Offline Badly Bent

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Re: sneak peak for Patrick
« Reply #11 on: November 30, 2015, 06:38:45 pm »
Very nice. I really like the cresting and fletching, well done.
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