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Offline HickoryBill

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Garden stake arrows
« on: May 20, 2011, 10:30:30 pm »
Here are some garden stake arrows I just finished up. They are made from bamboo garden stakes from a local  K -Mart store. I paid around 3 bucks for a bundle of 25. I got these 4 for a heavy weight bow( They shoot great from my 75 pound hickory bow) and 4 more I'm working on for a 52 pound Osage bow.The tips are screw in type from aluminum/ carbon arrows. The fletching is 2.5 inch banana cut.The finish is a red colored stain that was on the stakes when I bought them, followed by 3 coats of spray on Helmsman spar urethane.  Enjoy



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Offline cracker

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2011, 11:03:08 pm »
That is a fine lookin group of arrows. Good work.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2011, 11:41:30 pm »
Excellent work! Jawge
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Offline ErictheViking

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2011, 01:07:04 am »
good job, really like the stain job.
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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2011, 01:39:08 am »
Nice looking arrows, but it's even better that they fly well.   Ron
"A man should make his own arrows."   Omaha proverb   

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Offline rover brewer

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2011, 11:06:25 am »
nice barrel is it oak and still hold water, oh the arrows sitting on top are ok,lol just kidding great job. How long need it take you to make one.
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Offline El Destructo

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #6 on: May 22, 2011, 11:12:56 am »
Sweet looking Arrows Bill...I like everything about them...ought to fly great too!

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Offline HickoryBill

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #7 on: May 22, 2011, 12:23:14 pm »
El Destructo: Thanks for noticing that it's my birthday....
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"All you really need to make a bow and arrow are some sticks and a deer carcass"
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Clarion County Pennsylvania

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Re: Garden stake arrows
« Reply #8 on: May 22, 2011, 12:53:15 pm »
Your welcome...I try to catch them....but I am normally too overrun with Honey-Do's to spend much time researching...but this Morning I felt Lazy!!
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