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Offline Frodo

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Any suggestions?
« on: March 26, 2009, 02:30:37 am »
Been reading the first volume of the Traditional Bowyers Bible and I wanting to make some wood arrows. Anyone have any suggestions to go along with this text or other tips that might make the process easier?

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Offline Cromm

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Re: Any suggestions?
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2009, 08:04:05 am »
Hi,
Are you going to buy the bits and glue them together or do you want to go and cut shoots or cut wood into squares and plane them into arrows???
Thanks for your time.
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Offline Jmilbrandt

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Re: Any suggestions?
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2009, 05:22:18 pm »
The bowyers bible 3 also has two good sections on arrow making. But ditto on cromm's post, how do you want to make them?
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Re: Any suggestions?
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2009, 06:50:16 pm »
Making arrows from shoots is probably the most time consuming method.  Cane or reed is a little faster.  Square blanks are faster still ......but dowels are the fastest, especially if you can hand straighten the dowels (as with birch).
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Offline Frodo

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Re: Any suggestions?
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2009, 01:37:05 am »
Hi,
Are you going to buy the bits and glue them together or do you want to go and cut shoots or cut wood into squares and plane them into arrows???
Thanks for your time.
I want to try rivercane arrows and the process of cutting wood into squares. I have volume 1 and 4 of the bible, but i will be buying 2 and 3 in the near future. Thanks for all the help.
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Re: Any suggestions?
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2009, 09:47:02 am »
Frodo I have plenty of river cain on the farm,you just need to go cut some,GregB/Jesse/BigA and
myself will be glad to help show you how.It just takes practice,nothing like hands on,books will help sometimes, but usually just jump in and try it is the best method.  :)
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