Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: SA on November 28, 2010, 02:28:23 pm
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made a couple of birch arrows this weekend , they are deer antler tips w/ turkey feather fletching . i havent made very many arrows so any critiqueing is welcome :)
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SA
Very nicely done, sir. The woodland 2 fletch, with the broadhead, should be really quiet in flight because of the softer feather texture (as opposed to primaries). Also the "pointed" head is not at all uncommon for a lot of woodland hunting and war arrows.
rich
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thanks halfeye, i think i may do more like this (im not very good at knapping)
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very nicely done 8)
how sharp of an edge does that bone broad head take?
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hey, those look pretty good! ive never tried out the two fletch. may need to get a few feathers and try it out..
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the broadhead is fairly sharp , it took a pretty good edge . i was thinkin of adding some serrades to give it a little kick.
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Those are fine looking arrows. ' Frank
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I love it! These are the arrows i love to see on here! Thanks for sharing!
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SA, those are great! Nicely done.
Wayne
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Good job !!
I have switched to the eastern woodland 2 Fletch also !
I don't think I will do any thing else anymore !
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Looks like nice work to me.
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Very nice arrows. Where did you get the birch shafting?
Try laying the feathers with the shiny side against the bow with the 2fletch. They lay flatter and make them quieter. Adding some twist helps too.
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Very nice work! jawge
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Let me just say those are some very nice arrows. I like the one with the straight tip, very nice, reminds me of the medeival broadheads even though doesnt look at all like em. I can just imagine those tipes going through chain mail when the spaniards encounter the florida Natives..
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Nice arrows, really like the antler tip target point. Kenneth
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thanks for all the positive feedback, pat b i got the birch dowls from woodcraft in okc.
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Nice arrows sa.You did good. God Bless
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Very pretty, like the fletch wraps. i was reading a 10yr old PA article just today on "Tying Off Your Arrows" that looks identical . If you grind antler or bone be sure to wear a good dust mask, your lungs will thank you!
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That dust mask goes as well for knapping also..... ;)
Wayne
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How does the "field tip" attach to the shaft?
Nice work!
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i filed the end to about 3/16'' in diam. (about a 1/2'' ) then drilled and glued it in , then cut a groove aboot 1/16'' from the end with a file and secured it w/a wrap
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Ahhh, I see.....
I was envisioning drilling a tapered hole in the antler, sawing a nock in the shaft and a corresponding tab in the antler, or all kinds of more ocmplicated and thus more likely to fail technologies. Funny how I can take something simple and complicate it beyond all reason. Maybe I have a future with the IRS?
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Ahhh, I see.....
I was envisioning drilling a tapered hole in the antler, sawing a nock in the shaft and a corresponding tab in the antler, or all kinds of more ocmplicated and thus more likely to fail technologies. Funny how I can take something simple and complicate it beyond all reason. Maybe I have a future with the IRS?
;D