christmas exchange '12 time to move'em out

[MWirwicki]

At this past Tennessee Classic, Stringstretcher was so kind to gift me a dozen sourwood shafts.  He's wondered what I've done with them.  Don't worry Chris, The other 6 are for myself. 

This was a fun project; 6 Sourwood shafts sanded and semi-straightened.  (Had to leave a little crooked or they'd look too much like hardware store dowels).  Self nocks reinforced with osage splints and wrapped with whitetail back sinew.  Fletched with goose feathers.  Each shaft has a different snake species wrap.  There is prairie rattler, black racer, copperhead, rat snake and not so certain of the others.  Tipped with stone points of chert also, sinew wrapped.  Kinda worried about shipping them.  Gotta pack them extra well.  Hope he/she likes 'em.

[stringstretcher]

You sure made those pieces of wood proud Matt.  I think I will just send you all my sourwood to make mine.  Awesome arrows.  And I am sure someone will be very very please.  Great job.

[Fred Arnold]

Matt, those look too nice to shoot. I'd be hanging those on my wall for all to see. They are stunning!!!

[Onebowonder]

Those arrows are amazing!!!  Wow!  I love the idea of the snake skin wrapped tail ends.  If you don't mind to tell, what are the fletchings made of?

OneBow

[coaster500]

Holy cow Matt those look fantastic!!!

[wildcat hunter]

 WOW, thats a collectors set of arrows.

[Bryce]

I'll take em!!:) bueatiful!

[MWirwicki]

Thank you,
Chris - Especially for the shafts. 
Fred - Yeah, not sure if I could shoot 'em either
Onebow - Goose feathers.  Cut them myself with a feather chopper
Coaster - Sinew cured, final tiller tonight and this weekend 
Wildcat - Thank you.  You're very kind.
Bryce - Thank you, sir.  I forgot who I made them for.  I'll have to check back in my PM's.

[Stringman]

Matt, those are very easy on the eye!

If you can't find that email, just send em to me and I will distribute them to the local deer population (in measured doses!) 

Scott

[Bryce]

Well here's my gift, not quite done I'm gonna add some more flashy details but she VM. thread wrapped ends. I got the base wrap done on the handle, and im having a hard time choosing a color for the leather grip.Coal leather dye on the back. Gonna add some red glowing cherry bark and have the leather dye kind of peering through the cracks in the bark. But here's where I'm at.
50-55@27"




I'll post more when she's done

[ionicmuffin]

WOW! nice one!

[MWirwicki]

Whew!  Now that's a pretty vine maple.  I'm tellin' ya.  There are a lot of nice gifts in this exchange.

[seabass]

good looking stuff guys.

[randman]

Nice work everybody. The more pics I see, the more I regret not getting in on this one.

[killir duck]

well dang i guess it's not coming to my house my draw is waaaay to long. nice work everybody theres gonna be alot of happy campers around here