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Offline Ryano

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My first primitive hunting arrows.
« on: August 29, 2008, 01:59:14 pm »
I'm pumped about using these baby's this year! My first time using stone points and natural shafts for hunting. The points are obsidian from Justin Snyder, that my neighbor outbackbob48 knaped for me in exchange for some stone. The points are hafted with pine pitch glue and whitetail sinew and the Cain arrows,and sinew wraps are finished with pine pitch varnish. One weighs 560 grains and the other one 565. All and all I couldn't be more pleased with the way these arrows came out, They shoot right were I'm looking.  I just hope I can manage to run one threw a nice buck this fall.  >:D  ;D

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« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2008, 02:17:18 pm »
Killer arrows Ryan! The fletching is awesome. Did you put pitch on the vein of the feather to make it stick to the shaft as well or are they just loose and laying flat?

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Re: My first primitive hunting arrows.
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2008, 02:25:43 pm »
Matt, I cheated a little bit and used the fletching tape to hold the feathers in place  :-[ but they are wrapped on both ends and the middle with sinew.  ;)
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Offline cowboy

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Re: My first primitive hunting arrows.
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2008, 02:31:04 pm »
Those are some great looking arra's Ryan - I fugure you'll be sticking one in a deer soon :). I'm still laboring on mine - just put a coat of reddish dye on em, the color almost exactly matches yours.
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Re: My first primitive hunting arrows.
« Reply #4 on: August 29, 2008, 02:35:54 pm »
the only thing that could make them arrows more spectacular looking would be some meat sticking on the tips >:D

very nice wish i had them

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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2008, 02:46:08 pm »
Those are sweet looking arrows Ryan.  I love everything about them.  Justin
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« Reply #6 on: August 29, 2008, 03:47:13 pm »
Cool arrows, Ryan. What do you think about the pitch glue and varnish?     Pat
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« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2008, 04:00:10 pm »
Looks like a lethal combination. Good luck!

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« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2008, 04:21:22 pm »
WOW! those are some great looking arrows. I am certain you will make meat with them. happy hunting brother..... look forward to some pics of them bloody   .... HAWK A/ho
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« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2008, 04:44:54 pm »
Great looking arrows, hope you get them even redder soon.
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Re: My first primitive hunting arrows.
« Reply #10 on: August 29, 2008, 06:50:23 pm »
Thanks everyone! I sure hope I get a good shot at even a doe with these arrows. I think that will be the ultimate trophy!
Pat, I really like the pine pitch glue. I was shocked how strong it holds. I shot these into a foam target with just the pitch holding them and they held just fine. I think you could just glue them with pitch and not even need to wrap 'em with sinew. The varnish works surprisingly well also especially over the sinew wraps.....
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« Reply #11 on: August 29, 2008, 06:52:14 pm »
those are some cool looking arrows
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« Reply #12 on: August 29, 2008, 06:54:21 pm »
Ryan, With pitch glue, if the head comes loose you can just reheat it and let it set back and it will be as strong as ever.     Pat
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Offline Cromm

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« Reply #13 on: August 29, 2008, 07:07:45 pm »
Very nice work!!
Best of luck with them too!!
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« Reply #14 on: August 29, 2008, 10:17:29 pm »
  Those are some great looking arrows, Hope you get a shot with them.
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