Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Weylin on March 23, 2015, 09:09:14 pm

Title: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Weylin on March 23, 2015, 09:09:14 pm

My last dozen arrows are dwindling and I decided it was time to make a new set. I had 14 douglas fir Surewood shafts that I got from Carson and a bag of turkey feathers that I got from Bryce so made a weekend project out of it. I used natural turkey feathers stripped from the quill, elk sinew, hide glue and carved some self nocks. I followed Carson's method from Echo Archery for fletching primitive arrows. I've done it once before so I had to remember all the details. He has a good Youtube video demonstrating it. The stain is leather dye with some acrylic paint. I finished them with a coat of titebond III covered by a coat of tru-oil. I also made two flu-flus. I can't wait to shoot them. Maybe the weather will let me get out tomorrow.

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Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Aaron H on March 23, 2015, 10:15:20 pm

Those are a beautiful set Weylin.  Love the colors

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Trapper Rob on March 23, 2015, 10:24:06 pm

That is a fine looking set of arrows.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Weylin on March 23, 2015, 10:40:40 pm

Thanks, fellas.  :)

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Pat B on March 23, 2015, 11:32:20 pm

Very nice looking arrows. I like the red flames on he crown.   8)

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Badly Bent on March 24, 2015, 08:23:56 am

Very nice set Weylin, unmistakably your style.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Danzn Bar on March 24, 2015, 09:13:57 am

Nice lookin bunch of arrows......
DBar

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: TimBo on March 24, 2015, 10:33:39 am

Wow!  I really like those.  I need to replenish my arrows too...

Question:  Do you use a pretty high brace height?  Some of those look like the fletching is pretty far forward; when I have done arrows that way, they hit the bow and bug me.  On the other hand, I have also made some with the fletching too far back toward the nock that bugged me more. 

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Muler44 on March 24, 2015, 12:46:47 pm

Beautiful arrows there!  I especially like those flu-flus.  They have a  particularly wild look to em.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: JackCrafty on March 24, 2015, 01:19:35 pm

Nice!

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: RBLusthaus on March 24, 2015, 02:11:20 pm

Very nicely done.  Really like the red fade to black for the crest / nock area. 

Russ

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Weylin on March 24, 2015, 02:17:13 pm

Thanks guys, glad you like them. Timbo, I had that issue with the last ones I made. This time I was careful to match the length of the feathers and the placement on the shaft to a traditional arrow. The feathers are exactly 5 inches and they come down as far as a "normal" arrow. We'll see what happens when I shoot them today but I think they'll be ok.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: bubby on March 24, 2015, 08:14:30 pm

Great looking arrows weylin, I'd loose them baby's, and probably lose them with my eye's

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Sockrablur on March 24, 2015, 10:29:19 pm

Wow! Awesome!!! Really love the red... well done sir.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Weylin on March 24, 2015, 11:35:30 pm

Well, they shot straight with no wobbling or waggling. I'm very pleased with how they turned out.  :D

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Scottski on March 25, 2015, 12:15:04 am

Those are some fine looking arrows. Nice job!

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: make-n-break on March 25, 2015, 12:48:00 am

Nice! Very cool color scheme.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Tree_Ninja on March 30, 2015, 10:28:31 am

How did the flu-flu's fly?   

With the few I've made , I didn't seem like they "travel 30 yards and drop out of the sky". 

Nice arrows btw. Doug fir takes a good stain and paint.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: IdahoMatt on March 31, 2015, 12:06:14 am

Damn Wayne.  Great job man :)

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: Weylin on March 31, 2015, 10:02:35 pm

Thanks, fellas.  8)

Tree ninja, I have only shot the flu flus at the target a couple times, i haven't sent them up for a real test drive. my guess is these primitive style flu flus don't have the same amount of drag that the more modern style have. May be if I did two feathers wrapped around together it would drag more... I don't know.

Title: Re: A Set of Primitive Style Arrows
Post by: TRACY on April 01, 2015, 06:30:33 am

Very nice batch of arrows! Flu flus look like they will work


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