Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DuBois on November 13, 2013, 01:04:31 pm
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#Starting to tiller these. 34" BL for my 3 year boy and 44" osage for my 5 year girl. If they survive my tiller I am thinking about 10# and 15-20#. How many strands of B-50 would you use? Would you do a serving on them? I have not yet made any arrows at all (I keep getting distracted by staves ::) ::)) Where can get some arrows or how would you go about making them? I am hoping to find some little suction cup arrows to drive the wife nuts this winter >:D >:D
Any help appreciated.
Marco D.
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Little guy wanted to paint his own and I kinda think I may have him do my next one too.
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For those size bows I just get some straight grained1/4" dowels at the lumberyard. They're36" long so I cut em in half and get two arrows from each dowel. I get the glue on nocks and points from 3rivers. You don't even have to taper the shaft for the points. They slip over the shaft. I use 2" shield cut Rayz'r feathers, I found the last ones at cabela's in owatonna. For the string I use 8 strands of B50 with .18 serving. It fits those little nocks just about right. Josh
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BTW...cabela's also had the suction cup arrows. I believe a 3 pack was four or five dollars. Josh
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BTW...cabela's also had the suction cup arrows. I believe a 3 pack was four or five dollars. Josh
Right on Josh, now I got a plan. Cats, wife and dog beware >:D