Asian style target arrows

[Aaron H]

This is my latest set that I made for a trade for a fellow PA member.  I tried my best to make what I thought looked like a traditional Asian arrow. They are big box store bamboo stakes since I couldn't find anything else in the length I needed. 

36" long!!!  (Manchu style shooting w/ thumb ring)
Spined at 60-65#
All weigh between 570 - 620 grains
125 grain points
Turkey primaries
Self nocks
Wrapped with deer sinew.
Banana shaped fletching

I couldn't tell you how many times I had to straighten these shafts, but they just kept wanting to return to their original shape. Finally I got them straight enough to where I was happy with them. 
This is also the first time I was able to use my new homemade feather burner.  It works so much better than cutting with scissors, but my goodness does it stink!

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Very nice!

[selfbow joe]

Very nice looking arrows

[Aaron H]

Thanks urufu, thanks Joe

[loon]

Nice work! I have heat straightened raw tonkin, so I empathize with the feeling... it's difficult

You shoot with a manchu style thumb ring?

[Aaron H]

Thank you loon,  I do not shoot with that style, but the guy that is getting these does 

[DC]

Very nice arrows

[Trapper Rob]

Nice

[Accipiter]

Those look great! Bamboo makes the classiest arrows by a mile 

[jeffp51]

very nice. I really like the cresting. what kind of paint did you use?  Did you put a finish over the top?

[PEARL DRUMS]

Great work A-a-ron.

[Aaron H]

Thanks fellas.

Jeff, the cresting is just enamel model paint.  I did put a polyacrylic finish over the raw bamboo, but not the model paint.

[bjrogg]

Very nice arrows Aaron, how did you make your feather burner? A couple old soldering guns followed me home. I was thinking about trying to make one from one of them.

[Aaron H]

Thanks bj
I have heard that soldering guns work really well. Mine however just uses a 6v battery charger. The biggest hurdle I faced was finding a heating element that wouldn't fall apart when I put the heat to it.  I found out that stainless steel welding wire would glow red hot, but also stay intact. The base is just like most homemade burners you see out there.

[Pat B]

Then's some purdy arrows, Aaron.