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Title: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: dane lund on February 07, 2015, 03:04:46 pm: Got some new arrows, , tried the Robin Hood thing??!!

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Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: bow101 on February 07, 2015, 03:17:04 pm: You sick puppy, how many yards. :P
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: paulsemp on February 07, 2015, 03:17:57 pm: Looks cool but it sucks
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Knoll on February 07, 2015, 03:25:59 pm: Quote from: paulsemp on February 07, 2015, 03:17:57 pm
Looks cool but it sucks
what he said ....
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Roy on February 07, 2015, 03:36:43 pm: Would be really cool if they were in the bulls eye...
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: DC on February 07, 2015, 03:41:03 pm: Ya see, that's what happens when your groups are to tight. Myself, I keep my groups loose so as to avoid arrow damage ;D
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Pat B on February 07, 2015, 04:55:20 pm: You'll never do that with wood arrows. ;D
I'm gonna move this to Arrows
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: dane lund on February 07, 2015, 05:06:18 pm: 25 yds. And yes, these are NOT wood arrows. I got tired of breaking wood arrows, so tried these Carbon ones.
I'm pretty new to this, so what kind of wood arrows don't explode when you miss the target?
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: adb on February 07, 2015, 07:29:09 pm: If you miss the target with one of those carbons, it'll explode too! 8)
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Hrothgar on February 07, 2015, 08:55:02 pm: "so what kind of wood arrows don't explode when you miss the target?", maybe the solution is a 'softer' background >:D >:D >:D
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: dane lund on February 07, 2015, 10:06:53 pm: I've just started rendezvous primitive shoots, so,the backgrounds are mostly desert. So far I've broken over a dozen wood arrows, and this is the only carbon one! I like the way the wood arrows shoot, but unless I can find some that don't explode, I've decided to shoot these Heritage arrows.
Guide me to the right wooden ones....... Please!!!!
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: PrimitiveTim on February 07, 2015, 11:21:12 pm: Quote from: dane lund on February 07, 2015, 05:06:18 pm
so what kind of wood arrows don't explode when you miss the target?

I haven't been able to break any cane or bamboo. That stuff is crazy tough! Use it and you will never go back
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: TimBo on February 08, 2015, 12:37:22 am: Hickory makes really tough shafts as well.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: dane lund on February 08, 2015, 01:40:10 am: I keep hearing everyone talk about Port Orford Cedar. How easily do those break?
Where do you get cane and bamboo arrows.
Haven't venture into making arrows yet.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Buck67 on February 08, 2015, 01:12:16 pm: Port Orford is very light, makes for a very fast arrow. It also tends to shatter if it hits something hard.

You can get started making arrows fairly inexpensively with dowel rods from Lowe's Hardware and glue on tips and feathers from 3 Rivers Archery. Check out Backyard Bowyer on YouTube for a lot of good help on making arrows and bows. 5/16" Poplar dowel rods make a tough arrow. Just make sure to pick out the ones with the straightest grain.

There is a lot of good information on this website and in the Primitive Archer magazine. Browse the site and pickup knowledge.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: DC on February 08, 2015, 03:02:21 pm: These work well
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,28697.0.html
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: mullet on February 08, 2015, 05:07:21 pm: Quote from: dane lund on February 07, 2015, 05:06:18 pm
25 yds. And yes, these are NOT wood arrows. I got tired of breaking wood arrows, so tried these Carbon ones.
I'm pretty new to this, so what kind of wood arrows don't explode when you miss the target?

Tonkin Bamboo. I've hit oak, and hickory trees without hurting them. Even shot a steel target just to see what would happen. It had three splits behind the point that electricians tape fixed.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: JoJoDapyro on February 08, 2015, 06:54:21 pm: I have hit my garbage can, and the block wall behind it lots of times with Tonkin. The only loss is glue on tips. Tough as they come. I'm converted!
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: duke3192 on February 08, 2015, 07:53:05 pm: cane is tough, but I have broken a bunch of it, I also save my pieces and make barrel-tapered shafts for hunting arrows.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: dane lund on February 08, 2015, 08:48:58 pm: OK guys, two questions.
Where do I get Tonkin bamboo?
What is a good fletching tool without breaking the bank?
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: PortlandJoe on February 09, 2015, 12:32:57 am: Quote from: DC on February 07, 2015, 03:41:03 pm
Ya see, that's what happens when your groups are to tight. Myself, I keep my groups loose so as to avoid arrow damage ;D
I'm always saying that...and from time to time I believe it
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: jeffp51 on February 09, 2015, 12:42:19 am: bamboo is easily found in the garden section of any home improvement store. I think there are also on-line sources.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Buck67 on February 09, 2015, 07:11:53 am: I don't own a fletching jig. I find that fletching tape (a 1/16" wide double side sticky tape) allows me to fletch without the need for an expensive jig. Then I wrap the fletching fore and aft with thread. You can use almost any glue to fasten the thread securely.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: Aaron H on February 09, 2015, 07:25:23 am: I prefer Sitka spruce shafts when I am not shooting cane or bamboo. I have broken lots of port orford cedar, and I have yet to break a Sitka spruce shaft.
Title: Re: 12 new, make that 11 new arrows
Post by: JoJoDapyro on February 09, 2015, 10:23:04 am: I also fletch without a jig. I use superglue (locktite professional) and wrap the feathers front and back. Not a great closeup, but here are some that went to my brother in law, with his bow for Christmas.