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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Christian on January 09, 2011, 03:05:29 pm

Title: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Christian on January 09, 2011, 03:05:29 pm

I just signed up to PA after having read the posts for some time, and lo and behold, registerd users can view the images ;D Good stuff

Anyway, here's some arrows:

(http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/Barnehagefanden/IMAG0190.jpg)

(http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/Barnehagefanden/IMAG0191.jpg)

(http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/Barnehagefanden/IMAG0193.jpg)

(http://i660.photobucket.com/albums/uu330/Barnehagefanden/IMAG0194.jpg)

26" grooved hazelshafts with heathardened blunts and turkeyfeathers bound with moosesinew and hide glue.

I was going for a colourhappy indian look, but I feel I may have ended up with the colourblind indian look instead ::)

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Sparrow on January 09, 2011, 03:13:27 pm

I like the color blind indian look. Those are fine looking arras, how do they shoot ? (Being kinda light on the front). I sort my arrows by how they shoot fro my bow before fletching or points are added.
 Welcome to P.A.  I am working on a bunch of hazelnut shafts myself right now. I am just drying and straightening right now.Maybe some pictures next week of completed shooters.  "  Frank

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 09, 2011, 03:16:09 pm

Glad you decided to get officially signed up, nice arrows.  I have made some with those "buzzer" fletches once in a while, I like the sound they make coming off a fast bow! 

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Pat B on January 09, 2011, 03:22:49 pm

Very nice arrows and arrowsmithing!  8)  Welcome to PA. Let's see more of your stuff!  ;D

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: aero86 on January 09, 2011, 03:55:01 pm

nice job on the arrows!  ive been meaning to try some of that style fletching, but i just traded all my feathers! lol.  so i guess i wont for a while.   again, welcome and nice job!

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Christian on January 09, 2011, 04:25:16 pm

Thank you all for the warm welcome :)

@ Sparrow: I dont know how they fly yet since there's 3' of snow covering everything over here, and arrows don't float on snow ::)

Normaly I make the shafts, shoot them, group them, haft points then feathers and then do cosmetics. Simply because this is the most timesaving way of making arras ;) No use doing hours of cosmetics on a stick that just won't fly :)

But now I just wanted some arrows with realy long feathers ;D and also to try out the pointybuzzer things. So they are more "sticks with feathers" than arrows :)

Hazel is a realy nice arrowmaterial btw, probably the best we have in Norway, at least when it comes to arrows from shots.

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Scowler on January 10, 2011, 09:14:09 am

Nice looking arrows.  Did you fire harden the tips?

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: Christian on January 11, 2011, 06:56:36 am

Jupp ;)  actualy I rolled them on a hotplate. Just sharpened them, then rolled them with some preassure on a hotplate to smooth and harden them :)

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: JackCrafty on January 11, 2011, 01:15:39 pm

Cool! 8)

Title: Re: New user, new arrows. aka Hi everybody :)
Post by: ohma on January 11, 2011, 03:47:27 pm

i to welcome you and your talent to PA please do post more. realy do enjoy seeing archery from all over the world.