Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Sasquatch on February 13, 2014, 11:50:14 am
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So I finally found some proper arrow making wood at Lowes. They were 2x4s and 3.27 each. I cut it in to 3 peices 30" long. I used dowell turner and got 10 arrows from each section. 30 arrows for $3.27. They are all spineing around 65-75#, which is a little high but they are 3/8". I will make some 11/32 and that should produce what im looking for. Cool :D
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Doug Fir is great arrow wood. Nice job on some economical arrows......Haft em, Fletch em, and lets see some results!!!!
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Thanks Mohawk, but don't hold your breath. ;)
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Nice find! Was it marked as Douglas Fir, or just SPF (spruce/pine/fir)? That would be considerate of Lowes if they sorted it out for us...
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Doug fur is awesome arrow wood! I've made several. I really like the feel of the wood.
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Heck, that grain looks better than some of my surewoods. Has anyone figured out how to cut square stock without a tablesaw or bandsaw?
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Heck, that grain looks better than some of my surewoods. Has anyone figured out how to cut square stock without a tablesaw or bandsaw?
No clue, but maybe you can try splitting them? Maybe with really sharp mini-wedges to help guide the split?
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A skil saw would work. Buy 2 x 6 so you have more width for the saw to ride.
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Here's a few iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis for you guys who are down to using uuuuuuuuus. ;)
Great job on the shafts. You did well to find a straight grained hunk of Douglas fir at Lowes. Clear wood is more common in D. fir than in spruce, but straight grain is not found in every 2X4.
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Thanks everybody, Yep I used a table saw. I went through half a pallet of them and got 3 boards. Ill be going back asap. The problem is't grain its the knots!!. Which brings me to George Tou.....'s(IDK) website. In the pine arrows he makes, anybody notice all the knots? Can an arrow with a pin knot still function properly?
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I always figure that if I can flex the shaft enough to straighten it, it is safe, including pin knots and less than perfectly straight grain. It would really stink to have one stuck through your arm though...
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BTW I wanted to mention to George Tsoukalas who might read this, that I mean no disrespect to him or his arrows!! without his efforts on that site i would have never tried to make my own arrows from wood. :) I am really thankful for people like him!
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Has anyone figured out how to cut square stock without a tablesaw or bandsaw?
You can rip boards using a hand saw.
http://thesawblog.com/?p=540
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But not just any handsaw. It needs to be a rip saw and it needs to be sharp. The link should help.
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And... the link doesn't work for me.
Thanks for posting though
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Looking good, if you can get some Oldgrowth, I made a few and they turned out perfectly straight. 40 rings to the inch.
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I fixed the link. Somehow the last digit didn't get copied/pasted the first time.
And most saws at the hardware stores today work well for both ripping and cross-cutting. And they are quite sharp.
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I would think you could also adapt some kind of feather board or hold down (bench dog holes along one side?) to that hand saw bench for when you get closer to the end of the board. Just be patient when ripping with a hand saw and let the (sharp) saw teeth do the work. You're not framing a house, so take it easy. Doug Fir is good wood for stuff you want to keep straight. It used to be the wood of choice for all house framing until we started using faster growing pine. Tear an old house apart and see just how straight the 2X4's stayed!