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tenbrook:
Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Time to turn the 16D Duplex nails into points.  Take a nail and chuck it up in your drill.



Now head over to your sander and spin the head with the hand drill while you slowly taper the tip to a fine point (both the drill and the sander are moving in this picture even though it does not look like it).



Finished head should look like this and is now ready to be installed in our shafts.

tenbrook:
Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Now we will install our 16D Duplex Nail Points into our shafts.  If you want to cut your shafts shorter then 32" now is the time to do so.  I am leaving these full length.



First drill out the center of the shaft with a 5/32" drill bit (or a little smaller size OD drill bit then the nail).  The shaft will want to split so go slow.



Next heat up the nail red hot and push the nail in the shaft.  Make sure the nail is red hot or it will not want to fit all the way.  Go slow and dont push to hard.  Once the nail fits all the way in let it cool for 10-15 minutes.




Once its cool to the touch pull out the nail and squeeze in some Gorilla Glue.  I like Gorilla Glue because it fills the gaps.  Any glue will do.  Then I wet my nail (Gorilla Glue likes one side wet) and insert it in the shaft.




Come back in a few hours and the Gorilla Glue should be dry.  It will fill any gap it between the head and the shaft with foamy glue.



Give the tip a good sanding to clean up the extra glue and to slightly taper the area around the marrige between shaft and point.

tenbrook:
Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Now sand the whole shaft (except the Sinew wrapping) with extra fine steel wool.



After a good sanding with the steel wool apply the final few coats of finish.  Unlike the first coat (heavy) this time do 2-3 (light) coats.

tenbrook:
Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Now that our finish is dry we will attach the fletching.



Glue your feathers on to the shaft using your jig.  I use Duco Cement.







Then add a little dab of Duco Cement to the front and back of each feather.





Just like the nock I start by gluing my Sinew down with a little dab of Super Glue.



Then I just wrap down the arrow about 1/2" and secure the Sinew again with a little Super Glue. Try and get this nice and tight.



Cut off the extra and coat the whole thing in clear nail polish or Super Glue.




Finished!

tenbrook:
Bamboo Arrow build-A-Long

Feel free to ask any questions.

Also, be sure to post pictures in this thread when you finish your arrows.  I can't wait to see them!!!

I'll show you how to attach a glue-on broadhead next.

Thanks and enjoy!

Tenbrook

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