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Offline david w.

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spicebush arrow..pics added
« on: May 18, 2008, 08:56:47 pm »
on a whim i made 1 arrow today.  I dont have a spine tester yet so i decided to try out spicebush since idint want to mess up my nice ramin wood shafts from PatB.

i really like spicebush. It straightens nice and it should shoot well enough. When i flexed it it seems like my other arrows.  This is my best one yet. I really like it.

i put on a hardwood target point i made with my pocket knife.

My pictures are never very good but they will be up soon.

if you want a better pic of scorch marks or anything else i will post them

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Re: spicebush arrow
« Reply #1 on: May 19, 2008, 02:14:38 am »
Cool David. Looking forward to seeing your pics. How do you like the spice bush(Lindera benzoin)? Seems I had trouble keeping it straight. A little hand straightening before you shoot fixes that though.  It does smell nice while scraping the bark.  ;D    Pat
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Re: spicebush arrow
« Reply #2 on: May 19, 2008, 07:17:50 pm »
i really like spicebush so far it has stayed straight and it seems like a durable shaft. i like it alot better than multiflora rose.
 at first i dint really like the smell but then it grew on me. :)
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2008, 11:16:59 pm »
o and target pint is made out of a scrap dowel

this arrow has really cool character it has a few knots i should get pics of them  one is up by the nock and there are 3 or 4 more throughout the arrow
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #4 on: May 22, 2008, 11:56:22 pm »
Looks like you did a good job on it. Watch out, though-making arrows is addictive. :)
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #5 on: May 23, 2008, 12:19:52 am »
nice man looks good
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #6 on: May 23, 2008, 01:29:55 am »
Looks like you did a good job on it. Watch out, though-making arrows is addictive. :)
As apposed to making bows which is not.  ;D
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #7 on: May 23, 2008, 01:31:41 am »
arro wmaking is addictive but since my bow broke i am makin another one this weekend.  You'll see pics in August or september ;D
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #8 on: May 23, 2008, 01:47:41 am »
You'll see pics in August or september ;D
Sounds like me, I build bows really slowly.
Nice arrow.  ;)
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #9 on: May 27, 2008, 03:36:06 pm »
 That's a nice looking arrow.(Primitive sure has the character) Good work!   Frank
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #10 on: May 27, 2008, 06:58:52 pm »
what kind of head is that? it looks like bone

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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #11 on: May 28, 2008, 09:59:36 am »
maye youll be able to get yourself a starling or blackbird... ;D i would have a few if it wasnt for them dodging my arrows... ;D ;D ;D
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Offline david w.

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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #12 on: May 28, 2008, 11:30:37 am »
bowkid the point is a hardwood owel that i glued on and attatched with artificial sinew

huntertrapper hopefully but i have tried so many times and have been o so close but i havent hit one yet ;D

once i missed horribly but the bird almost flew into it ;D
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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #13 on: May 28, 2008, 10:12:48 pm »
thanks didn't know wat it was

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Re: spicebush arrow..pics added
« Reply #14 on: May 30, 2008, 11:11:09 pm »
You'll see pics in August or september ;D
Sounds like me, I build bows really slowly.
Nice arrow.  ;)
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its good to know im not the only one who works this slow :)
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