Captainkirk wrote:Well, the evil plot has come full circle. His arrows are done.
I based them loosely on the color scheme of the customs he ordered from CAS Custom Arrows a few years back...
The customs had all the same feathers, which I didn't like, so I chose 2 blue barred hens with a white cock feather. The blue Testor's was a bunch darker, but personally I like it better. I hope he does, too...
I had some issues with the Larch shafting. I much prefer cedar and will probably choose it for my next batch. The Larch shafts were not as straight and gave me some issues trying to keep the cresting lines straight and uniform. I can honestly see a Spinrite in my future if I keep this up. It's very frustrating to put all that time in and not have perfectly straight and uniform lines because of a little shaft wobble. I went very heavy on the Polycrylic this time; just a straight dip and drip. I left his arrows full length (32") so he can tune them.
Merry Christmas, kid!
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Christmas arrows
As posted elsewhere (Campfire), my latest batch & comments:
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WOW what a lucky kid. Those look awesome man. Nice work
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Thank you, sir.Crazynate wrote:WOW what a lucky kid. Those look awesome man. Nice work
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Did you die those feathers blue? Or are they bought like that?
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Wow!!! Nice looking arrows. Great job!!.....
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They are the wrong color.
But they still look good.
But they still look good.
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Thanks...they were all out of pink...graps wrote: They are the wrong color.
But they still look good.
Nate, those are True Flights from 3Rivers.
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Thanks, Jose!Flatline Bows LLC wrote:Wow!!! Nice looking arrows. Great job!!.....
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Well, points are all on, packaged up and ready to wrap the box. Fortunately I saved the box and arrow spacers from my last batch of arrows from Cliff (CAS Custom Arrows) so it should look semi-professional. Man, I can't believe the amount of work that goes into even a simple half-dozen woodies, but it sure is satisfying when it's all done and over with.
Now I've gotta get busy and craft some arrows for my granddaughter with the supplies I got from JamesH.
Now I've gotta get busy and craft some arrows for my granddaughter with the supplies I got from JamesH.
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I was looking through some of my archery photos the other day and came across the pic above of the arrows I made for my son 2 years ago. And it made me realize I haven't built any since then. I reckon I'm gonna have to make a few more!
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