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Offline jeffp51

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Christmas project for my boys
« on: December 26, 2014, 10:08:00 pm »
Four boys.  This would have been a lot easier if they would have gone to bed on time.  Too many late night homework assignments meant I did most of the work on these between 11pm and 1am.  I had fun doing it though.  The feathers were from a trade of some elk leg skins with Jojo.  Tips are ground brass nuts (see the topic below) and the shafts are bamboo garden stakes.  Wrapped with artificial sinew.
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Offline Scottski

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #1 on: December 27, 2014, 12:07:53 am »
Nice arrows for sure. I would like to know more about those tips
 Like how to make them they look good and very interesting.
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Offline Knoll

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #2 on: December 27, 2014, 12:20:37 am »
Good on ya!!
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #3 on: December 27, 2014, 12:46:20 am »
scottski,  here is a thread about making the points:

http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,49638.0.html
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #4 on: December 27, 2014, 02:10:06 pm »
Jeff, awesome work. You are quite the craftsman. I love home made gifts.
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Offline DC

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #5 on: December 27, 2014, 03:07:36 pm »
The points look like copper jacket bullets :D
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Offline Trapper Rob

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« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2014, 08:58:35 pm »
You did a heck of a nice job on them.
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Offline Tyke

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2014, 10:07:29 pm »
Good job jeff your boys probaly love them   ;)
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: Christmas project for my boys
« Reply #8 on: December 30, 2014, 12:37:13 am »
thank you for the kind words.  At least one of them (the one with the new bow, too) listed this and his other bow stuff as his best Christmas gift.  The others are too enamored with the second-hand PS3 we got them.  Oh well.  Like Joe, I really enjoyed making as many Christmas gifts as I could this year.  I also made two flint-knapped heart necklaces for the wife.  the hand-crafted stuff feels more genuine to me than something I pick up at wallyworld.
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