Forsythia Shafts - two flech

[Mark Anderson]

Well, almost a year ago I asked if anyone had made any arrows out of forsythia shafts, and it seemed no one who read it had. So I had a few I had cut and this past weekend I got to work on them. They are light but seem to spine fairly well for the weight. SUPER easy to straighten, and it is best not to use too much heat. I scorched them in some places. Had to plug them on both ends with some hickory. Fletched them with turkey secondaries in a two fletch. Cut some trade points from crate banding (love that stuff!!!). Haven't shot them yet. Snow all over and It would be Spring before I could find them again. All in all real nice to work with, with the very little experience I have making my own arrows.

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[Hillbilly]

Sweet! great looking arrows.

[Josh]

Nice arrows!  Those turned out well.    -josh

[DanaM]

Those came out real nice

[Pat B]

Those are great. Thanks for sharing another arrow wood with us.  Let us know how they shoot when you get a chance.

[stringstretcher]

Great arrows.  Have any idea what they weigh finished?

[Mark Anderson]

Thanks for the comments everyone! I really haven't made but maybe a dozen or so arrows. As for the weight All I have is my reloading scale that only goes to 100 grains so I really don't know. If I were to guess I would say all finished maybe 400gr But I could be way off. I will shoot them as soon as I have the bow finished that they go with. I am making them mostly as a wall hanger to go with a Cherokee d-bow that I'm not quite to the short string with yet, for a guy who wants to hang it in his office.
Mark

[Postman]

Nice -  love the ends of that 2 fletch, and forsythia is everywhere!

[Tsalagi]

Thanks for posting! There's a forsythia growing right near my front door!  Might have to try this.

[broketooth]

very nice arrows

[El Destructo]

commadore ...those look great...I wish someone would do a Buildalong on a Two Fletch...I have tried...but I always mess up the Feathers...can't seem to get them cut and ground to fit ...I do something wrong.....

[DanaM]

...I do something wrong.....

Mike its because yer a Dumb Ass Yooper at heart, I have the same problem wit 2 fletch, they always fly like a drunken Yooper walks

[Mark Anderson]

Thanks El D. ! There is a build along that Jackcrafty did, and that is how I learned. One thing I did though was trim them with a knife AND then thinned the quill with my dremmel. I found that if the feathers are REALLY  soaked for a while in warm water, and then wrapped, you can pull them tight and then as they dry they get even tighter and almost form themselves to the shaft.
here's the link;
https://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,13025.msg182245.html#msg182245

Mark.
By the way El, you helped me out alot with suggestions from a walnut bow I did last summer and I have used all those suggestions to finish another walnut just this morning. I'll get it all prettied up tomorrow and post it on here Friday.

[El Destructo]

Thanks Mark..I am glad that I was helpful...seems lately everytime I say something...I am stepping in something...or on someone.

[DanaM]

Thanks Mark..I am glad that I was helpful...seems lately everytime I say something...I am stepping in something...or on someone.

Come on now Mike ya know thats not true, we still love ya  Yoopers fer life eh