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Offline JoJoDapyro

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First "Real" arrows
« on: August 17, 2014, 10:42:03 pm »
I made a trade with Mullet and got some arrow shafts. Tyke made a trade with Chuck and got some back sinew. A friend at work shot a turkey this spring, and the local sporting goods store finally had glue ons. Tonkin bamboo shafts, Mirriam's turkey feathers, white tail sinew, self knocks and glue on 125 gr. field points. Any info on improvement is greatly welcomed.
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Offline Pat B

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2014, 11:03:12 pm »
They look good. How do they shoot?
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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2014, 11:15:18 pm »
I'll let you know tomorrow. It was getting close to my "Cool down" hour. If I (and my wife) allowed it I would just sit in the garage all night and tinker.

I guess I should add that I also made an arrow spine tester on Wednesday. Here is a photo of that as well. Just as others have done. I put dowels in the back to hang it on my tillering tree. The weight is a big chink of copper and an Eye bolt, strangely they weighed in at exactly 2 pounds. What is the conversion for bamboo? I thought I read that they can be of a heavier spine, is that right?
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #3 on: August 18, 2014, 12:29:53 am »
From the picture I can't really tell, but did you wrap the back of your fletch with sinew as well?  Other than that they look great. Now you just need to build a feather burner to get those feathers in shape!  Patrick
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2014, 12:44:31 am »
No, the backs are not wrapped. I will get to that tomorrow as well. The feather grinding is the only part that keeps me from building them constantly. It isn't even hard, just isn't fun.
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Offline Badly Bent

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #5 on: August 18, 2014, 07:44:58 am »
The arrows look good although the fletching height looks a little high, may just be the picture though. As you see how they shoot you could always trim them down a little with scissors.
I'm with you on the feather grinding being the worst part of arrow making JoJo, other than that part it is fun. :)
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #6 on: August 18, 2014, 11:21:13 am »
They are a bit tall. Just eyeballing and cutting with scissors. I intend on making a burner sometime this week.
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Offline jeffp51

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #7 on: August 18, 2014, 03:43:18 pm »
I made a shield template.  Tape the feathers down and trace out the shape, then cut with scissors.  works great and no burning required.
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Offline lebhuntfish

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #8 on: August 18, 2014, 06:06:20 pm »
Try this with an old battery charger set on 6 volts. I used a .024 guitar wire.

You can create your own shape like we did!
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Offline Tyke

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #9 on: August 18, 2014, 06:52:21 pm »
Joe there goes the neighbors cat give me an arrow ;Dpriceless
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2014, 06:53:16 pm »
Heh, your brother wouldn't think it was as funny.  >:D
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #11 on: August 19, 2014, 12:24:56 am »
They shoot really well. A few had too narrow of knocks, so I sanded them out a bit. I only had one hit the wall, I caught the corner of the target and had it pass through. All that happened was the tip came loose. I wonder if the Back Sinew wrap on the tip kept it from splitting?
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Offline Stixnstones

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2014, 09:24:27 am »
look good to me, and you'll find boo takes a pretty good beatin
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Offline JoJoDapyro

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Re: First "Real" arrows
« Reply #13 on: August 22, 2014, 10:41:57 am »
They have survived more wall shots than the left over graphites have. The boo arrows are in the 600 grain range, while the dowels are high 800's.
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