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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: DanaM on January 31, 2010, 08:02:05 pm

Title: New arras
Post by: DanaM on January 31, 2010, 08:02:05 pm

Made these for my son, Tonkin Cane, flat white and flat brown spray paint, goose cock feather with wild turkey hen feathers wrap with silk thread :)

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Title: Re: New arras
Post by: hawkbow on January 31, 2010, 08:33:42 pm

those are more than arrows brother,, they are works of art.. good on you.. very nice..

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: DanaM on January 31, 2010, 08:44:52 pm

Thanks Mike, hope he doesn't lose them all in the first day LOL

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: FlintWalker on January 31, 2010, 08:45:14 pm

SUPER NICE Dana! 8)

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: aero86 on January 31, 2010, 09:42:19 pm

nice arrows.  ive been spoiled by bamboo(cane).  i wont ever go back

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Josh on January 31, 2010, 10:12:51 pm

those look great Dana!  You always make really nice arrows.   :)  -josh

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: mullet on January 31, 2010, 10:53:54 pm

 Gosh, Dana! Those came out great!

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: El Destructo on January 31, 2010, 11:04:07 pm

Great Job...what about I send ya about 200 Shafts...and three Birds worth of feathers...and you make me about 3 dozen Arrow....... ;D

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Sparrow on February 01, 2010, 12:17:15 am

Really nice !  '  Frank

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: medicinewheel on February 01, 2010, 04:20:25 am

Very nice Dana!
How did you do the nocks? Inserts??

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: DanaM on February 01, 2010, 08:16:30 am

Thanks guys
In your dreams Mike ;)
frank the nocks are just self nocks, nothing fancy

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: stringstretcher on February 01, 2010, 08:52:36 am

Great looking arrows Dana.

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Pappy on February 01, 2010, 08:58:35 am

Nice work Dana,them are sweet. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Hillbilly on February 01, 2010, 01:45:18 pm

Mighty fine lookin' arrows, Dana.

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Pat B on February 01, 2010, 02:25:35 pm

Very nice Dana. I'm sure Kyle will loos...I mean like them!   ;D

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Postman on February 01, 2010, 05:51:17 pm

wow - sweet!

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: El Destructo on February 01, 2010, 07:43:11 pm

Thats one Hell of a Deal Dana...200 shafts and three Birds worth of feathers...for 36 Arrows....man you are a Tightassed Yooper...dontchano...I am bettin Ya Squeak when Ya Walk.....like walkin thru dat fresh snow on a 20 below day.... Eh...... >:D

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: DanaM on February 02, 2010, 08:40:00 am

Ya I squeak when I walk but sounds more like when ya walk on Miners Beach up on Superior ;)

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Parnell on February 02, 2010, 11:48:51 am

Beautiful, I like the color combination with the fletch.  They look sharp.

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: ricktrojanowski on February 02, 2010, 10:46:55 pm

Dana
Those are some real beauties.  You make some fine arras, I'm sure your son will be very happy with them.

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: mox1968 on February 03, 2010, 05:14:22 pm

dana lovely set of arrows :) do you use some kind of jig to cut out the self nocks??

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Cacatch on February 03, 2010, 05:56:45 pm

What's your secret to gettin' 'em so uniform and reducing the nodes? They almost look like carbon shafts, they're so straight!

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: DanaM on February 03, 2010, 06:21:34 pm

Quote from: Cacatch on February 03, 2010, 05:56:45 pm

What's your secret to gettin' 'em so uniform and reducing the nodes? They almost look like carbon shafts, they're so straight!

Belt Sander ;)

I sand the nodes down on the belt sander, then hand sand with 60, 80,100 grit etc
If I'm staining or painting them I also scrape the rind off before sanding them.

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: riarcher on February 04, 2010, 10:11:41 am

Those are definately very,, VERY nice.

Question though -
Planning on making some and in my research I've noted that "bamboo doesn't hold paint or accept stain well."
What's your secret to success??? (or is that false info I'm hearing?)

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: ZanderPommo on February 04, 2010, 10:22:22 am

it will if you scrape off the rind

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: recurve shooter on February 04, 2010, 11:04:28 am

me likeum!  ;D

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: n2everythg on February 04, 2010, 11:10:40 am

those look great dana. wish I could get my thread wrap on the feathers looking that good.
N2

Title: Re: New arras
Post by: Scowler on February 04, 2010, 12:44:05 pm

Very pretty arrows!