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Offline NorthHeart

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My plains indian style arrows
« on: April 24, 2020, 12:09:36 am »
I completed these arrows a few weeks ago.  Tapered at the front and rear and at the nocks, sinew wrapped, trade points, only thing not true to form is i used Spruce shafts as opposed to shoots. Still happy with how they came out, and i was surprised at how much penetration the trade points had on a 1" thick stall mat. My native american friend in WA contacted me to make some for their naming ceremony.  I was honored.  I do like how well these fly with their long feathers:)

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #1 on: April 24, 2020, 12:10:37 am »
more pics...

Offline NorthHeart

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #2 on: April 24, 2020, 12:15:04 am »
And here are some color matched arrows i completed for use with my hunting bow :-D

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2020, 01:07:42 am »
hey come on use the trade points for hunting, you already know from your testing that they'll do the job  :D
great looking arrows :OK

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2020, 06:43:24 am »
Nice looking matched set of arrows.Do you harden your trade tips?
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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2020, 06:48:59 am »
Those are some great looking arrows.  Thanks for sharing.

Offline NorthHeart

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2020, 09:05:09 am »
Glad you guys like my arrows! 

Bowed-actually these points were given to me so i don't know much about them. They are thinner than i might have imagined.

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2020, 09:31:16 am »
How could we not like those arrows!! man i love the matching bunch! they're pretty awesome!! i still have to find some ok boards of cedar to make arrows!
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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2020, 12:31:10 pm »
I'd hate to release one of those arrows out in the woods. Too pretty to lose.

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2020, 12:35:12 pm »
Those are some great looking arrows

Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #10 on: April 25, 2020, 12:02:02 am »
To be asked to make the arrows for a naming ceremony is a very high honor, regardless of your "nation"!!   Congratulations!   Those are very fine arrows! 
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Offline Sagebrush

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2020, 11:41:49 pm »
Liked the bow before, and I like the arrows.  Looks like you are both patient and dedicated.

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #12 on: April 07, 2021, 04:54:40 pm »
Awesome work! They look reminiscent of Jim Hamm's arrows from his book "bows and arrows of the native Americans".
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #13 on: April 10, 2021, 11:33:16 pm »
Looks like you could be in the northern Black Hills from the background in the photos!

Lovely arrows. Functional as well as attractive.
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Offline GlisGlis

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Re: My plains indian style arrows
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2021, 06:23:21 am »
hey come on use the trade points for hunting,

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