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Offline osage outlaw

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New batch of target arrows
« on: March 11, 2013, 06:22:35 pm »
I had to finish some target arrows to take to Hedgeapple's get-together.  Bamboo shafts, turkey feathers, selfnocks painted white, and duplex nail points.  I dyed the feathers with some green kool-aid.  I left the cock feather plain.  The wrappings are heavy duty outdoor thread soaked in superglue 2x. 





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Offline stringstretcher

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2013, 06:34:48 pm »
Nice looking arrows there man.  Awesome job.

Offline Pat B

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2013, 06:35:30 pm »
Those should work just fine for you Clint.
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Offline oldhippy

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2013, 07:21:35 pm »
Those shafts look kind of familiar. Is that some of that N.C. stuff?
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Offline Matt G.

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2013, 08:03:12 pm »
Nice arrows. Hill cane is my all time favorite! I need to get more.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2013, 08:19:16 pm »
Those shafts look kind of familiar. Is that some of that N.C. stuff?

Some of them are from you Old Hippy.  I had a mixture of shafts that I made up and about half of them were from you.   
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Offline Pat B

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2013, 09:05:04 pm »
Matt, you got some coming soon!  ;)
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2013, 09:05:25 pm »
Nice work Outlaw, real handsome arrows there.
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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2013, 10:16:20 pm »
Those turned out nice.
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Offline Youngboyer2(billyf)

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #9 on: March 13, 2013, 10:17:33 pm »
Those white self nocks really class up an arrow. As soon as I make more that will be taken under advisement
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #10 on: March 13, 2013, 10:33:09 pm »
I was hoping the white nocks would make them easier to find on the rare occasion I miss a target  ::)
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Offline RBLusthaus

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #11 on: March 14, 2013, 12:51:55 pm »
Why did you tie the front of the feather and not the back?  Just for your hand protection or another reason?  I am too symmetrical to ever let myself get away with that.  I would do both or none.  That is just me, though.  I assume they are glued so it is just for looks anyway, right?

They do look real nice.  I like green.

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #12 on: March 14, 2013, 12:59:15 pm »
Those are some pretty darts there.Nice job on em.Don't lose em in the brush now.
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #13 on: March 14, 2013, 01:15:54 pm »
Why did you tie the front of the feather and not the back?  Just for your hand protection or another reason?  I am too symmetrical to ever let myself get away with that.  I would do both or none.  That is just me, though.  I assume they are glued so it is just for looks anyway, right?

They do look real nice.  I like green.

Russ


The feathers are glued on.  I wrapped them in front to add a little protection from them coming loose.  I don't feel there is a need to wrap the back of them.  It would just be added weight.  I also wrap in front of the self nock to keep it from splitting.
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Re: New batch of target arrows
« Reply #14 on: March 14, 2013, 03:52:20 pm »
Thanks for the reply.  Very nice.  Love the idea of setting the nock off visually.  How do they fly?

Russ