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Offline Postman

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Re: New arras
« Reply #15 on: February 01, 2010, 05:51:17 pm »
wow - sweet!
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: New arras
« Reply #16 on: February 01, 2010, 07:43:11 pm »
Thats one Hell of a Deal Dana...200 shafts and three Birds worth of feathers...for 36 Arrows....man you are a Tightassed Yooper...dontchano...I am bettin Ya Squeak when Ya Walk.....like walkin thru dat fresh snow on a 20 below day.... Eh...... >:D
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Offline DanaM

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Re: New arras
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2010, 08:40:00 am »
Ya I squeak when I walk but sounds more like when ya walk on Miners Beach up on Superior ;)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: New arras
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2010, 11:48:51 am »
Beautiful, I like the color combination with the fletch.  They look sharp.
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: New arras
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2010, 10:46:55 pm »
Dana
Those are some real beauties.  You make some fine arras, I'm sure your son will be very happy with them.
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Offline mox1968

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Re: New arras
« Reply #20 on: February 03, 2010, 05:14:22 pm »
dana lovely set of arrows :) do you use some kind of jig to cut out the self nocks??

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Re: New arras
« Reply #21 on: February 03, 2010, 05:56:45 pm »
What's your secret to gettin' 'em so uniform and reducing the nodes? They almost look like carbon shafts, they're so straight!

Offline DanaM

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Re: New arras
« Reply #22 on: February 03, 2010, 06:21:34 pm »
What's your secret to gettin' 'em so uniform and reducing the nodes? They almost look like carbon shafts, they're so straight!


Belt Sander ;)

I sand the nodes down on the belt sander, then hand sand with 60, 80,100 grit etc
If I'm staining or painting them I also scrape the rind off before sanding them.
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Offline riarcher

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Re: New arras
« Reply #23 on: February 04, 2010, 10:11:41 am »
Those are definately very,, VERY nice.

Question though -
Planning on making some and in my research I've noted that "bamboo doesn't hold paint or accept stain well."
What's your secret to success??? (or is that false info I'm hearing?)
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Offline ZanderPommo

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Re: New arras
« Reply #24 on: February 04, 2010, 10:22:22 am »
it will if you scrape off the rind

Offline recurve shooter

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Re: New arras
« Reply #25 on: February 04, 2010, 11:04:28 am »
me likeum!  ;D
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Offline n2everythg

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Re: New arras
« Reply #26 on: February 04, 2010, 11:10:40 am »
those look great dana. wish I could get my thread wrap on the feathers looking that good.
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Offline Scowler

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Re: New arras
« Reply #27 on: February 04, 2010, 12:44:05 pm »
Very pretty arrows!