Finished my arrows for the 2020 season

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dhaverstick
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Finished my arrows for the 2020 season

#1 Post by dhaverstick »

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.
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I then spent a few days flame cresting them.
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I love the grain of the mahogany so I used a light stain to bring it out.
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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!
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It took a few more days, and several coats of polyurethane, to get them sealed to my satisfaction.
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Then another couple days fletching them.
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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!
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Darren

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#2 Post by Carpdaddy »

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. :mrgreen:

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Very nice Darren.
Calling Elk - Awesome! !€

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#4 Post by Captainkirk »

My arrows never look that fancy!
Aim small, miss small!

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#5 Post by jaydee2trad »

stunning arrows, just beautiful works of art that have a purpose. Well done Sir

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