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Offline Pappy

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Sour wood shaft ready
« on: October 24, 2011, 10:34:13 am »
I got around to finishing my sour wood shaft.Trade point with pine pitch and sinew rapped,self nock with Turkey primary feathers from one of last years Turkey :) :) It weight is 590 grains and fly's like a dart. This is the first time I have taken PatB advice and do one arrow at a time,I like it better that way,especially with Cain or shoot shafts.You can take you time and make sure each one fly's like it should,I have made them up by the half dozen and only one or 2 fly right,that is very discourging.
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Offline Dazv

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #1 on: October 24, 2011, 10:59:09 am »
great looking arrow pappy i really like the point. My teacher has a sour wood shaft that one of his freinds gave him i can remember it being very thin.

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #2 on: October 24, 2011, 01:08:18 pm »
Great lookin' arrow Pappy!!  Love those lines on the trade point.  Really cool, I haven't seen that before.  8)  Thanks for sharing, dpgratz
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #3 on: October 24, 2011, 01:17:55 pm »
Looks really good Pappy that's a fine looking glue and wrap job it's almost like you've done it before. Ronnie
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #4 on: October 24, 2011, 01:41:17 pm »
Awesome looking arrow and tradepoint Pappy!  What do you use to make the "flake scars" on the point?  Also can you give me the dimensions of the point?
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #5 on: October 24, 2011, 05:37:34 pm »
Will you please give a quick explanation of what sour wood is?  Is it a species or a condition of wood? I searched the forum and found a lot of usage of it, nothing actually tells me what it is.  I'd appreciate any help you can offer.  Thank you.

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #6 on: October 24, 2011, 10:01:13 pm »
Sourwood(Oxydendrum arboreum) is a native understory tree that grows in the S.E. US. Sourwoods typically send up shoots that can be from a few inches long to over 7 feet but many are perfect for arrow shafts with a little hand work.
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #7 on: October 25, 2011, 07:00:23 am »
Thanks Pat,hoped you would chime in. ;) :) :) CherokeeKC,I didn't make this point,
Josh Wolf made it for me.It is the same size as I make,I just don't do the scares,It is 1 1/4  inch wide by 2 inches long.He made the scares with a drimmel tool. :) He makes some knives like that also. :)
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #8 on: October 25, 2011, 09:31:02 am »
Ok cool thanks Pappy!
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« Reply #9 on: October 25, 2011, 11:46:52 am »
Sourwood(Oxydendrum arboreum) is a native understory tree that grows in the S.E. US. Sourwoods typically send up shoots that can be from a few inches long to over 7 feet but many are perfect for arrow shafts with a little hand work.

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2011, 12:32:40 pm »
Pappy that is one fine looking arrow. 

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Offline Bryce H

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #11 on: October 25, 2011, 07:06:46 pm »
That point's awesome, Pappy. Bought, or made?

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #12 on: October 25, 2011, 08:40:39 pm »
already shot a turtle with it I see  ;)

well done Pappy.
 
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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #13 on: October 26, 2011, 12:00:13 am »
That looks awesome Pappy. And agree with the one at a time rule. Great tip! ;) ;) ;)

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Re: Sour wood shaft ready
« Reply #14 on: October 26, 2011, 02:12:09 am »
Looks like a meat maker. good luck !  '  Frank
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