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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Arrow eye candy
« on: May 26, 2013, 12:05:54 pm »
Not primitive, but I thought I would share these traditional arrow pics.  Just finished up two dozen for a local guy.





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Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2013, 12:22:06 pm »
Those look nice what kind of stain did you use.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2013, 12:45:12 pm »
Rob, it is actually burned rather than stained. I really like the way it looks. The depth it creates doesn't show well in the pics, but the scorching shrinks/burns the soft layers and just darkens the hard layers in the fir.  It really shows off the grain. 
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The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline hatcha

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2013, 01:59:31 pm »
Very nice indeed!
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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2013, 02:02:05 pm »
You do a very nice job, those are pretty.
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2013, 02:46:17 pm »
Thanks Hatcha.  Thanks Mullet. 

Here are a couple photos showing the burning effect on the grain. 




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"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline Don

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #6 on: May 26, 2013, 02:50:57 pm »
Nice work.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #7 on: May 26, 2013, 02:55:59 pm »
Toasted shafts, niiiiice!  Eye candy, indeed.

I like making arrows in double dozens, gives me time to get used to shooting a matched set before they are all used up or lost!

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #8 on: May 26, 2013, 03:27:28 pm »
Wow!  :o
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #9 on: May 26, 2013, 03:39:39 pm »
Quote from: JW_Halverson on May 26, 2013, 02:55:59 pm
I like making arrows in double dozens, gives me time to get used to shooting a matched set before they are all used up or lost!

These were for another guy.  He wanted 18, but I thought I would make a full two dozen and keep 6 for myself.  But making two dozen at once got me thinking that I might start doing that everytime.  2 times as many arrows and it only takes 1 1/2 times as long to make them....I wonder if Indians thought much about the Economy of scale... ::)
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the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline lesken2011

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2013, 05:21:39 pm »
Nice, Carson! That burned look is sweet!!
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Offline bubby

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2013, 09:19:41 pm »
eye candy is an understatement, great work Carson
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2013, 09:41:26 pm »
Those arrows are smokin' hot, very nice Carson. They look so perfectly crafted that I bet they are gonna shoot to hit the mark. :)
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Offline Carson (CMB)

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #13 on: May 27, 2013, 12:58:15 am »
Thanks Lesken, bubby, and Greg.  The guy I made them for picked them up today and he seemed to be quite pleased. I hope they shoot for him. 
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"The bow is the old first lyre,
the mono chord, the initial rune of fine art
The humanities grew out from archery as a flower from a seed
No sooner did the soft, sweet note of the bow-string charm the ear of genius than music was born, and from music came poetry and painting and..." Maurice Thompso

Offline TRACY

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Re: Arrow eye candy
« Reply #14 on: May 27, 2013, 08:09:35 am »
Man Carson, those are beautiful arrows! Like the char effect.


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