new arrows 2008

[Pat B]

These are my(first) new arrows for this year. Most are sourwood shoots but one is viburnum, one is maple and one is switch cane(actually I think it is hill cane, right Steve?). Four of the arrows were fletched with Cherokee 2 fletch, 2 are with 3 small feathers laid back to back and 3 arrows are regular 3 fletch. All but the 3 fletch are ties on with sinew. The 3 fletch was done with a JoJan straight fletch using fletch tape with the forward end wrapped with sinew. All the arrows have self nocks with sinew wrap and the cane has a bamboo skewer glued in the center hole before cutting the self nock. All arrows but the cane are sealed with pitch pine varnish, as well as the sinew wrappings. All have field points now but later on, some will have stone or trade points.      Pat

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[david w.]

those are really nice i especially like the scorch marks on them

[Pat B]

here is a few more pics. Note the arrow with the crooked shaft. It has 3 small, heavily barred feathers back to back. Shoots pretty good too. I do need to do a bit of fine tuning to it, though.

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[Pat B]

Thanks David. I do that for camo purposes but also it is part of my tempering process.   Pat

[El Destructo]

Cool Arra's Pat....wish I was talented enough to make them from anything but Hardwood or cedar!!

[Pat B]

All ya gotta do is do it!   They are not all that hard to make and it is quite rewarding to make an arrow from scratch with found materials and have it fly.      Pat

[DanaM]

Looks good Pat but why don't ya shoot that deer in yer yard

Ya should see the crooked arrow I sent Shannon I think with just a little more tweaking it would have shot ok.

[huntertrapper]

neat lookin arrows i like that sort of fletching. nice dogs too.

[Woodland Roamer]

Nice looking arrows Pat. I've been wanting to try that two fletch. How much time does it take to do them that way compared to standard three fletch?

Alan

[RG]

  Great looking arrows Pat you have my vote for arrows of the month Maybe year

Ron

[Little John]

Pat, nice looking work but need to see them in person, guess I will here in less than a month. Can't really see exzactly  just what you did. I have not had much luck with this type of fletching so am anxious to see yours and try some more. Did you get my P.M. reply to staying in your big tent at the classic?   Kenneth

[John K]

Nice arrows Pat ! What do you have writen on the one cane arrow  is that the weight....i liek the scortch markers too 

[Justin Snyder]

All ya gotta do is do it!      Pat

Amen brother, it is primitive archery after all.    Nice arrows Pat.  Justin

[humaza]

you got some vulture fletch on there? I was lucky enough to come upon some shed feathers under a roost

[Pat B]

Dana, That deer has been shot thousands of times.
  HunterTrapper, Sister and Lucy Brown always have to get in the pics.
Alan, I am familiar with the standard 3 fletch and I can do them pretty quick. When I get used to the 2 fletch I have no doubt I can do them faster....but for now I am enjoying the journey.
Thanks Ron, I'll buy you a tip of the jar when I get to Twin Oaks.
   Kenneth, I got your PM. You should be about ready for some R&R!   This is my first attempt at these types of fletching but I can see I will continue to use them and hopefully improve my execution of them. Yeh, the tent ought to be plenty roomy although, it seems to fill up pretty quickly with just me in it at hunting camp.
   John, I always weigh bare shafts and finished arrows and indicate the finished arrow weight. That cane arrow, with a 125gr field point weighs 547gr.
   Justin, Thanks. We ain't building Swiss watches, just primitive archery stuff. That is a hard lesson to teach...and learn! 
  Humaza, They are Canada Goose feathers. I don't think the law allows me to use buzzard feathers, whether they were molted or not.
  Thanks everyone.  Arrows are a bunch of work but a journey worth taking. Everyone should try them. Depending on where you live, there is a hardwood or softwood shoot, a cane or a tree worth splitting in your area that you can make your arrows from. These arrows are way tougher than any store bought arrows too...and they are free for the taking!!!      Pat