Over the weekend, I finished my arrows for the upcoming season. I ordered a dozen mahogany shafts from Kevin Forrester and he threw in four aspen shafts for me to try out.
Here they are with the nock and point tapers on them.
I then spent a few days flame cresting them.
I love the grain of the mahogany so I used a light stain to bring it out.
Then the fun part began, painting the shafts. I used to do this myself but my wife had so much fun helping me last year that I let her do it all this year. She did a phenomenal job!
It took a few more days, and several coats of polyurethane, to get them sealed to my satisfaction.
Then another couple days fletching them.
And now I have the finished product. 190 grain field points and 190 grain Meathead broadheads. The average arrow weight is around 660 grains. Come on September 15th!
Darren
Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
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Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Excellent work of art! I imagine what it brings to the hunt, sitting in a stand with one of those arrows, something you spent so much time preparing. Always enjoy seeing your art.
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Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
stunning arrows, just beautiful works of art that have a purpose. Well done Sir