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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: youngbowyer33 on January 31, 2010, 12:48:48 pm

Title: cresting ideas
Post by: youngbowyer33 on January 31, 2010, 12:48:48 pm

im ready to put a cresting on some arrows, but i have no idea what color scheme to follow or what design. Do you think you guys could show some cool examples just so i can know how im gonna do it?

Title: Re: cresting ideas
Post by: arrowfan on January 31, 2010, 01:02:50 pm

I like creastings like this one.  ;D

regards Rolf

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Title: Re: cresting ideas
Post by: Tsalagi on January 31, 2010, 06:26:59 pm

You can find some really good Native American examples of cresting in the drawings of Steve Allely in the Traditonal Bowyers Bible series and also the two volume set of Native American Bows, Arrows, And Quivers by Jim Hamm and Steve Allely. I do this kind of cresting, using just black and red ochre. No cresting machine, I just have an oak block with a 3/8" rounded groove routered through it to use as a cradle to hold the arrow.

You can also use a candle to do some "flame cresting" that looks pretty snazzy.