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Offline Weylin

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My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« on: October 02, 2012, 11:55:26 pm »
Here is my first set of home-made arrows. They are a mix of modern and primitive. The shafts were generously donated from my friend, CMB. They are doug-fir. The tips are normal 125 grain field points. I used pine pitch, hide glue, wild turkey feathers and sinew to fletch them. and I cut and filed the nocks and reinforced them with sinew wrapping. CMB showed me his technique to make these so between that and the shafts, the sinew and the hide glue these arrows owe a good deal to him. I stained them with brown and black leather dye and decorated them with acrylic paint. I sealed them with spar varnish. I'm quite pleased with them, they shoot very straight and reliably, now if I can just point them in the right spot every time.  ::)











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Offline portlandfire

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #1 on: October 03, 2012, 12:21:11 am »
      Great Job!!!   Now I know where to bring my bare shafts for finishing ;)  I really like the dye job. 
Hope to see you all soon.

Dave H.
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Offline DGF

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« Reply #2 on: October 03, 2012, 03:47:38 am »
Great looking arrows. Good luck with them this season.

-Dan
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« Reply #3 on: October 03, 2012, 09:11:32 am »
Job well done. :)
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« Reply #4 on: October 03, 2012, 09:17:32 am »
Good looking set of arrows. :)
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Offline sadiejane

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #5 on: October 03, 2012, 11:07:25 am »
great looking arrows weylin!
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« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2012, 12:15:20 am »
I like 'em too !  '  Frank
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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2012, 11:41:55 am »
Those  Look great  8)
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Offline gordread

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #8 on: October 04, 2012, 11:56:28 am »
Definitely some nice lookin' arrows.
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Offline Badly Bent

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« Reply #9 on: October 04, 2012, 09:58:39 pm »
Nice looking arrows Weylin, looks like you have a knack for arrow building.
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Offline Guessed

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2012, 02:31:22 am »
Those look awesome. I understand why you put "modern" tips on them, so you can use them again and again. With stone or something soft you'll probably only get one use out of them.

How'd you get the shafts so straight?

edit: i've been thinking of wood for shafts but steaming or heating each one seems like a lot of work

edit 2: whatever i find has a bend in it in some place, nothing i find is straight
« Last Edit: October 05, 2012, 02:34:34 am by Guessed »
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Offline Weylin

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2012, 10:43:04 pm »
Guessed, I can't take credit for the straightness of the shafts. They were professionally made shafts. I just stained, nocked, fletched and cut them. Some day I'll tackle my own shafts. I'd like to try red osier dogwood.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2012, 10:59:19 am »
Nice arrows
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Offline H Rhodes

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #13 on: October 06, 2012, 11:11:31 am »
Ain't it great to see one of your own arrows fly straight to the mark?!  Great job. 
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Offline Weylin

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Re: My first self nocked and fletched arrows
« Reply #14 on: October 06, 2012, 04:51:28 pm »
Thanks for the compliments, everyone! I have one that is flying very wonky. The shaft is straight so it's not that. It must be the fletching. one of the feathers has a cup shape to it, maybe that is grabbing the air and sending it into a funny spin.
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