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Offline ken75

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« on: July 31, 2010, 12:09:52 am »
well it was 102 degrees today but i managed to get a few things done. cut out 42 shafts cherry, black walnut ,and popular .got a few fletched

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Offline Josh

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #1 on: July 31, 2010, 12:14:12 am »
...I think you need a few more... Seriously those look nice, Ken.  Wish I could make myself make some more... Scratch that I wish I liked to make arrows, or had a good friend who did.   ;D 
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Offline ken75

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« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2010, 12:19:46 am »
josh some i will keep for myself, some for trade. ive made around three hundred in the last year but i cant seem to keep them .they are surely not as interesting as bows but what goods a bow without them ?
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Offline Josh

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« Reply #3 on: July 31, 2010, 12:24:59 am »
That's the truth..  :)   I make like 6 arrows at a time and I won't make more until I am down to 2.  So far I still have the same 6 I made last March/April... Had to look for one of them for half a day before I found it, LOL.  :) :)
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« Reply #4 on: July 31, 2010, 12:40:31 am »
Dang Ken, them are sweet.....really like the way ya tied down the fletch on the walnut. Please tell me ya aint gone to small diameter though like 5/16 or something, cause ya know what happens if ya mix them skinny girls in with the telephone poles.....it aint pretty.
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Offline HoBow

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« Reply #5 on: July 31, 2010, 07:34:45 am »
Josh- I'm the same. I don't lose many arrows as I look for hours before I give up ;D I inevitably think its a waist of time even if I find it...
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #6 on: July 31, 2010, 03:26:42 pm »
Looks like you are using artificial sinew to wrap.  I have always avoided it because I had enough real sinew on hand and I didn't like the way the artificial stuff built up too thick.  But at the High Plains Regional Rendezvous Mike Stocklin did a quick course on arrow building and he showed how he splits the artificial sinew into thinner strands.  Problem solved.  He then showed how a little layer of CA (cyanoacrylic) Superglue bites right in thru the wax and glues it down tight.  I tried it and it works. 

Nice arrows by the way, love the staining of the shafts. 
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Offline sailordad

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #7 on: July 31, 2010, 04:53:13 pm »
nice looking shafts

jw im with you on not liking to use artifical sinew because of the looks
i too have a supply of real sinew and thats all i use
my primitive arrows are all primitive
i cut them down with a stone tools,scraped with stone tools etc etc.not gonna skimp on the last step of tieing them down  ;)
to each their own
regardless,nice looking shafts
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Offline ken75

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #8 on: July 31, 2010, 11:57:35 pm »
Rich still using the "Poles",JW thanks the shafts arent stained just clear coated , Tim thanks , all primitive is cool but i have too many to produce to go that route
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Re: RO 's
« Reply #9 on: August 06, 2010, 06:23:15 pm »
Those look great Ken!  Its RO's similar to this I will be shooting from that Molle, Rich.  I cannot wait....Lookout local deer population!  Qualifications for county park hunting in the morn! 
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Offline ken75

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #10 on: August 06, 2010, 07:09:27 pm »
some of these are yours just gotta finish em up
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Offline gothmog

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #11 on: August 06, 2010, 07:38:42 pm »
Now I'm even more excited!!  BTW, you a big guy, small, normal stature?  Just need to put the straps on your quivers.
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Offline Mark Anderson

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #12 on: August 06, 2010, 08:35:16 pm »
Nice arrows. I too use artificial sinew but I split it like JW said. I don't tie it at all I just start wrapping and the wax holds it tight until I get some superglue on it then it's tough as nails.
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Offline aero86

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #13 on: August 07, 2010, 12:25:25 am »
nice arrows.  i use artifical on mine, because its all i have on hand!  lol.  and i split mine really thin.  then, i use duco over the wrappings to seal it. 
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Offline ken75

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Re: RO 's
« Reply #14 on: August 07, 2010, 11:03:33 am »
i do the same split the strand and duco, goth im a xl kind a guy bout 5' 10"
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