Tonkin arrows with Bodkin points

[Davesea]

Just built these.  Bodkin 9/32" points, white turkey feathers and one barred natural feather 4", All matched at 400 grains. 29 BOP.  Spined for 35-55 lb bow since Bamboo has a wide range of spine tolerance.

[PEARL DRUMS]

Nice clean work. Those bodkins are nice, but pricey!

[Scottski]

I like those. Very nice arrows.

[adb]

Nice arrows! Try putting a blob of fletching cement on the leading edge of your feathers. It keeps them from lifting and also from cutting up your hand or arrow pass/shelf while shooting.

[Trapper Rob]

Nice arrows.

[DavidV]

Where'd you get your shafts if I may ask? I want to try cane/ bamboo but don't have any access.

[KrisDelger]

WOW Those are beautiful, how'd you manage to get the nodes smoothed out so well if you don't mind my asking?

[Pappy]

Beautiful arrows,I love them points,started using them on all my practice arrows last year and love the looks and the way they fly.
   Pappy

[RBLusthaus]

Nice looking arrows.   I like the rear of your fetching, kinda straight down to the shaft, but worry they may be noisey.   Are those ace points like the ones sold by 3rivers?   Sharp looking!!! 
Russ

[NeolithicMan]

Nice arrows! Try putting a blob of fletching cement on the leading edge of your feathers. It keeps them from lifting and also from cutting up your hand or arrow pass/shelf while shooting.

I will dab a bit of glue in front of the quill and then wrap all of them with fly tying thread, then smear glue over the thread wrap. makes for a real even transition from shaft to fletch

[Davesea]

I have a supply of Tonkin arrow shafting that I planned to use for youth arrows, however what I ordered came in to stiff for youth bows.  So if anyone one wants to try some tonkin shafts let me know with a PM.   I can weight match them too if you prefer.

The Bodkins are 9/32 which are hard to find.  I had to import from UK. 

If anyone wants to try these arrows I would be willing to do a send around?  These are matched at 400 grains +_10gr.  Bamboo is pretty forgiving as far as spine and these will shoot well from 35-55 lb bow.

Dave

[Southpaw4]

Very nice, I too am interested in how you got em so straight, and reall, dig those heads, plan on forging some like that once I get my forge up and running

[Davesea]

SouthPaw4, I did not process the shafts.  But they are very straight.  I do my own straightening using a propane torch to direct the heat to the shaft and a wooden straightening tool that I made.  After some practice it gets easier to straighten.