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Offline DC

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2016, 01:59:24 pm »
This one I just used the Dremel flapper wheel and the buffing wheel. It came out great. This took maybe 10 minutes. Thanks for the hint. for some reason I don't think I would have tried this.

Offline penderbender

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2016, 02:26:22 pm »
That looks real nice!

Offline lostarrow

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2016, 12:40:27 am »
I used shell , reclaimed Ivory ,Bone, old coins, leather, horn and likely a few that I've forgotten . Go nuts! Wear a dust mask and vacuum regularly . The harder materials make for a great surface to personalize with scrimshaw .

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2016, 01:42:55 am »
Yah, but you've got talent. When they were handing out talent I was hiding behind the door having a smoke. I got a couple of oyster shells from the beach this morning. I'll see if I can get it flat for a start. I found this vid
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBlkyu27JGc

Offline Dakota Kid

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2016, 02:02:21 am »
No problem as far as the advice goes. I'm always happy share what I know. I've learned so much from this site and all it members, it's nice to be able to return the favor now and again. The same technique can be used on some types of rocks and stones as well as most metals.

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Offline lostarrow

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #20 on: May 31, 2016, 10:02:42 am »
Dremel is your friend ! Get some diamond bits (and a flex shaft if you can ). Sometimes simple is best . You only need to go to about 400 grit , then polish on the hard stuff . Horn , antler and ivory and bone will burn if you're not careful with the buffing wheel .

Offline BowEd

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #21 on: May 31, 2016, 07:47:40 pm »
WOW!!!!! Beautiful unique work.I've got some pieces of abalone.I'll have to try that once.I'll have to use my girl friends dremel tool though.
I shoot off my knuckle.My arrow passes are made in a way that the arrow only rides on a thin sliver of a raised area on the handle.Maybe 1/16" wide or less and less than that tall.Close to center shot.No obstruction/no catches/no nothing to inhibit the flight of my arrow.I put horn or bone there most times for wear on these whitewoods.Osage is usually harder than my arrow shafts really but I still put them on them too.Like said earlier though your release has to be in line spot on for practically 0 noise.Just the whisper of your string going by hitting home.
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Offline Whiskeyjet

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #22 on: September 11, 2017, 07:56:11 am »
Just stumbled on to this one....holy crap that's some amazing inlay work lostarrow! You should post a build along of that kind of work sometime it's very impressive!

Offline PEARL DRUMS

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #23 on: September 11, 2017, 09:02:29 am »
I like soft material that doesn't make any noise at all, ever. If I was going to add a hard surface to a hard surface, I wouldn't :) . But I'm a practical kinda' guy not so much a looks kinda' guy.
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Offline FilipT

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #24 on: September 11, 2017, 09:17:02 am »
What was historically used material or mark? For example I always wondered what was on the side of warbows.

Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #25 on: September 11, 2017, 11:09:39 am »
I'm with PD. I like soft materials and use leather sanded thinly.
I've tried horn, shell, etc.
I want my bows SBD. :)
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Offline Stick Bender

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #26 on: September 11, 2017, 01:07:27 pm »
I thought about using the guitar pick on the bow I just finished but thought it might make to much noise for a hunting bow so I cut a peace of the thinnest leather I can find and put it between to hard wood blocks and squeeze the crap out of it in the vice it comes out paper thin & ends up being whisper quiet !
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Offline PatM

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #27 on: September 11, 2017, 03:19:51 pm »
When Jay Massey asked Gilman Keasey about the noise created by a mother of pearl arrow pass Keasey smiled knowingly and said  "nothing will cover up a bad release".

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #28 on: September 11, 2017, 03:26:11 pm »
 I don't worry about the release it's about the arrow being drawn that concerns me !
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Arrow pass material
« Reply #29 on: September 11, 2017, 05:19:59 pm »
PatM, LOL, my arrows are silent on the draw and the release.
I tried the hard stuff years ago.
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