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Scratching my Itch
bjrogg:
Been awhile since I worked on an arrow.
Just got the itch from the arrow trade thread. Had to scratch it.
Started out by picking up a piece of butterscotch flint river that I gave up on several years ago and put in the for another day pile. Turned out pretty decent. This is the first stone I ever bought.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Then I looked through my supply of Cain I got from trapper rob and straightened out a nice one.
Then I wrapped both ends with sinew to keep shaft from splitting. Not at the end but just past where notch would be cut for point and string.
Then I let sinew dry and next day I dry fit the point
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Then I haft my point with pitch glue. Got everything nice and warm. As it cooled I did a spin test and got it really close to perfect.
Then I let it cool down really good and wrapped with sinew.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Then I used two hacksaw blades side by side to cut string notch. And used a bastard file and my leather man file to fine tune it.
Normally I would paint my Bjrogg markings on now but I need more red paint so it will probably take a bit before I can finish my arrow. Looks promising so far
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Guess I can put my blue on
Bjrogg
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