Osage Footed Arrow

[gstoneberg]

I traded Crooketarrow for some primitive shafts.  I had one all done and then tried to do a little straightening at the point and and broke off about 6".  I left it sitting on the bench for a couple months and then one Saturday I spotted a 10" length of osage that looked perfect to make a foreshaft out of.  So, I ripped it into a 3/8" square and planed and sanded it round.  Then, I cut and sanded it to a point, cut a slot in the arrow shaft, fitted it in and glued it.  The taper looked very long when I cut it, however when I got done gluing it up and sanding it back to round the joint is only 2-3" long.  Most footed arrows I've seen have a longer glue jount than that.  Hope this one is OK.  It is my first attempt at footing.  I was pretty sure the arrow would have plenty of weight in the front with the osage, so today I chose one of my <100gr points I got when I broke an ear off when knapping and hafted it up.  I believe it's a coral point from Eddie's rock.  The completed arrow weighs 815gr.  I'm hoping to shoot it through a pig this spring.

George

[JW_Halverson]

I'll take a dozen, please!!!

[soy]

Looks real good George, can't wait to see it RED and when you get done with J W's dozen ill take the same

[gstoneberg]

At the rate I build arrows Johns'll be done in late 2012 and yours in time for the 2013 season...   Sure wish I was faster at it.  That's probly why I shoot POC most of the time.

George

[Pat B]

Nice save George. That is exactly what footings were intended for to begin with, repairing broken arrows.

[gstoneberg]

I can see why Pat.  After all that effort to straighten the dang thing and cut the nock I sure as heck wasn't gonna throw it away.  If I break one of my POC's hunting I'm gonna foot it too.  Too much time invested, especially around the nock and feathers.

Thanks,
George

[burchett.donald]

 Very nice and looks really primitive. What kind of glue did you use and are you planning to reinforce the joint with sinew?

[gstoneberg]

Thanks, but my glue was anything but primitive.  I used Smooth-on epoxy.  I hadn't decided whether to wrap the joint with sinew, open to suggestions.

George

[bowtarist]

Nice going George.  I haven't tried that yet, but hope it looks 3/4 that good when I do.  I've kept a lot of broken POC in the past, just because I can't stand just tossing them.  That's a great idea.  You think I can foot a POC w/ a POC shaft?  Thanks for the pics. dpg

[gstoneberg]

Not sure I'm qualified to answer your question, since this one is my first.  However, every footed arrow I've ever seen used hardwood.  That's one of the reasons I used osage, the other being that i have tons of it.    I might go with mesquite the next time though, I have quite a bit of that as well and I think it'd be striking as a footing.

Thanks,
George

[JW_Halverson]

Gimme a dozen of those too, Georgie!

[PEARL DRUMS]

That looks killer George. I bet you could "toast" it some for added pizzaz?

[stickbender]

     
     Nice job!  Snork, grunt, snurrgg, oongt, ung, ung, snork, snoggle, grunt, ......Here Piggy, Piggy, Piggy!  I have cookies    ........ Just below this pretty little stick...... ..... Ooooh look...... doughnuts!
Get that stand ready!  That should do the job!

                                               Wayne

[Scowler]

Nice looking arrow.  At 815 grains it should do quite well on pigs.

[crooketarrow]

  I see you found out the old saying. It's takes longer to build a arrow that a bow. Exspecially if you foot them. Igoing to have to start saveing those broken ones and send them to you. Looks good, that dog woods almost a tuff as that osage. They take a while to straighten but stay there. I have dog wood shafts that I carryed for 2 years and never had to touch them.