Trade arrow build along.

[bjrogg]

Well I got a chance to work on my trade arrow. It was supposed to go to Allen but he got to busy and wasn’t really feeling like he was up to it. It’s going to Jake now.

It got me thinking I could maybe try to do a quickie build along to help someone else out. I have wanted to but it’s always hard to get pictures and stuff when your hands are full.

Well going to give it a try.


First need to straighten this river cane shaft.

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I do some preliminary straightening and file down the nodes a bit.

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Then I wrap sinew around each end to keep shaft from splitting. I wrap notch end about half inch from end and point end about one inch from end.

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I think I’m going to use this stem point I knapped out of obsidian.

I use angle grinder and cutoff wheel to shape my basic notch and fit point end to arrowhead.

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I give it a good dry fit and spin test.

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Then I mix just a dab of 5 min epoxy. I lightly apply to areas of shaft that will contact arrowhead. I could use all pine pitch but this avoids troubles I’ve had with setting in vehicles in the sun.

I do spin test again and then let epoxy set up.

Then I warm up my pitch glue and also my point. I hold the point a bit high over the heat gun. I don’t want either the obsidian or epoxy to get to hot. I do want it pretty warm though. I apply my pitch glue to the warm point. Then I spin it a bit high over heat gun again to get in all the nocks and crannies filled and smooth everything out.

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Then I sinew wrap point. I start by getting a good tight wrap or two on shaft and then work my way up the stem towards the tip. When I get it tip of stem I start wrapping back towards shaft. Trying to keep the sinew wide, thin and even.

I also added a drop of TB2.


Now it’s time to let this dry a bit. Gotta go to church tonight. Hopefully I can get back at this tomorrow.

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Oops i posted this in wrong section.
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[burchett.donald]

     You may have posted where you didn't want to Bj, but this is in a fitting place my friend...Enjoyed that stone point getting hafted up! Always interesting to see that, excellent work...
                                                                                                      Don

[bjrogg]

Thanks Don. I’m glad you found it. Might not have seen it if I hadn’t accidentally posted it in the campfire section. I tell you what. When I couldn’t find it in the arrow section I was really hoping I didn’t guff up and somehow delete it. Was kinda glad to find it in campfire section.

Thanks Pat for your never ending dedication to this site and fixing my guff up.

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[Pat B]

 

[Trapper Rob]

Looking good BJ.
BJ how do you straighten your cane?

[bjrogg]

Thanks Rob. The cane is still stuff I got in supply trade from you.

I use a heat gun. It give a nice concentrated heat. I wear gloves to keep from burning my hands and do the majority of straightening with my hands. Especially the longer sweeping bends.

For the kinks I use a block of wood with two different sized holes. Its in the ninth picture I think. I’m doing my spin test on it.

Bjrogg

PS I’m not saying this is the best way to make a arrow and certainly not the only way. It’s how I’m doing this one though. If it were for hunting I would do several more steps. If it were for target I would shoot it right now without fletch and observe it’s flight. I wouldn’t fletch until it flew straight without fletch.
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[bjrogg]

I’m going to try to sneak this build in between honey doo jobs.

My next step is cresting. The first thing I do is smooth shaft down a bit with some steel wool. Then I give shaft a coat off clear satin Poly.

The clear poly helps to keep my colors from bleeding. It also makes it so if you have a guff up you can wipe off the color.

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I use water base paint. Red and blue. I bought these two small cans several years ago.

Next I paint my red. I paint my markings. Now I’m going to have to get some more honey do jobs done while this paint dries.

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