Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: jeffp51 on November 07, 2015, 03:09:56 am

Title: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: jeffp51 on November 07, 2015, 03:09:56 am

I'm in the middle of a trade with Lebhuntfish.  I made him some arrows in exchange for some of that pretty yellow wood you have back east.  I tried to keep them as primitive as possible.  Shoots from my apple tree, Goose feathers shot on Utah Lake 10 minutes from my house, trade points made from old saw blades of a contractor friend. Pitch glue from a pine tree at my church. Sinew wraps and beeswax finish from an earlier trade.

Hope he likes them.

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: lebhuntfish on November 07, 2015, 07:25:46 am

Oh my gosh! Man Jeff you are a heck of a guy! I'm not sure I deserve those. They are beautiful, thank you so much! Patrick

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: Knoll on November 07, 2015, 07:29:27 am

Yeah, he likely likes 'em.   :-\

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: Tracker0721 on November 07, 2015, 11:19:47 am

Awesome! What'd you use for the cresting?

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: DC on November 07, 2015, 12:50:30 pm

Nice job!

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: jeffp51 on November 07, 2015, 04:40:17 pm

Quote from: Tracker0721 on November 07, 2015, 11:19:47 am

Awesome! What'd you use for the cresting?

I used water color paints.  I figured short of grinding my own, that would be the most like traditional pigments.  Downside is you shouldn't get them wet.  The beeswax should seal out incidental moisture, but they probably wouldn't stand up to a rainstorm.

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: Danzn Bar on November 07, 2015, 05:07:54 pm

Nice arrows.....like the trade points.........................
DBar

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: turbo on November 28, 2015, 08:09:38 pm

Nice, nice work. I use to make arrows quite a bit and seeing all these great arrows makes me want to jump back in.

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: Trapper Rob on November 28, 2015, 08:56:30 pm

Nice work.

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: jeffp51 on November 29, 2015, 01:32:45 am

Thanks guys. Patrick, you ever get the stone points on the rest of these? I'd love to see them.

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: lebhuntfish on November 29, 2015, 10:31:08 am

No sorry buddy, I haven't had time to do much of anything. I have taken time to shoot them a few times. They really shoot awesome. And I shoot them really good to.
Hopefully next weekend I will get the obsidian heads attached. I will try to get some pictures of the arrows. They are beautiful! Thanks a ton Jeff! Patrick

Title: Re: sneak peak for Patrick
Post by: Badly Bent on November 30, 2015, 06:38:45 pm

Very nice. I really like the cresting and fletching, well done.