Well, It's been probably 2 weeks and I finally got myself a full set of arrows made. Lol I probably spent more making them than what I could've bought some, but the fact that I made these with my bare hands, and the fact that they shoot straight (mostly)
give me more pride than any fancy set could. They're not pretty, but I think the beauty is in the imperfections, or at least thats what I tell myself
During my learning process, I decided to use different fletchings to see what I liked best. I accidently ordered red barred feathers from 3rivers thinking they would be red/white. Oh well. The shafts are Poplar dowels I found at Lowes for about $0.78 ea. The fletchings are held on by fletching tape and the string that binds them is regular thread from Walmart. I fletched all arrows using a $1 bag clip from the dollar store. They don't go on perfect, but maybe folks back in the old days didn't bother with jigs either.
My favorite, and actually my first arrow I made, is the one of the far right. It doesn't shoot as well as the others, but it just
feels comfortable. Probably because I sanded down the top and bottom on the nock-end to give a sort of "finger groove." So far, the shavings I did haven't broken it, but I'm only shooting a 37#. My second favorite is the one with the white feathers. I just like the English look of them
And yes, the walls in my office are painted orange.
