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jamie

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #15 on: February 15, 2008, 08:01:02 pm »
pete those are awesome
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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2008, 04:26:55 pm »
i'm deeply impressed.  outstanding workmanship
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Offline wolfsire

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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2008, 06:23:58 pm »
Those are very nice.  I also noticed a pick on the quiver.  Is the arrow rake for pulling them out of a bale of hay?
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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #18 on: February 20, 2008, 07:27:29 pm »
Arrow rake.....now why haven't I seen that before???  (would have saved me a lot of time)  >:(

Very Nice!
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« Reply #19 on: February 21, 2008, 12:17:05 am »
Might of been in the witchery of archery I read where the rake was used to find arrows that missed the mark,not that anyone here would have that problem.  Rake the grass,find the arrow.
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Offline kedewok403

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« Reply #20 on: August 15, 2014, 12:19:21 am »
Where does one find hazel shoots? What time of year are they most plentiful? I live on Vancouver Island in BC, and need to find some hazel shoots for a project. I'm very inspired by your work. Did you have to straighten them at all?

Cheers,
one enthusiastic Canadian archer.
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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2014, 12:57:12 am »
Quote from: broad_head on February 14, 2008, 04:40:13 am
Hi All
       For those of you who have asked, here are some pictures of arrow rake/stick that was in the quiver.
                                                                                                                                                   Peter (UK)

Please tell us more about how the arrow rake is used.
Those are a set of fab looking missiles!
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Offline Buckeye Guy

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #22 on: August 15, 2014, 10:03:21 am »
Not sure I would call them Primitive  :laugh: :laugh: almost to nice for that
Good job 
I enjoy making arrows from shoots !
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Offline stickbender

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #23 on: August 15, 2014, 11:40:27 am »

     Very impressive arrows!! 8)  I am with George, as I would wrap just below the knock, to help prevent any possible splitting, and injury.  You could use a light nylon thread, and then cover it in super glue.  Those are some very nice arrows.  You put a lot of work into them, especially with the wood point.  Nice quiver set up also.  Just all around outstanding.
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Offline Scottski

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« Reply #24 on: August 18, 2014, 09:47:24 am »
Very nice arrows looks like you have done a realy good job on those. Put in a few hours on them I'll bet lol. I like them a lot.
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Offline Blue Peter

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2014, 11:26:58 am »
Very nice. What length and diameter hazel shoots did you select? How long do they take to dry?

Peter.
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« Reply #26 on: August 22, 2014, 09:19:02 am »
wow! just wow, true definition of functional art
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Offline randman

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #27 on: August 25, 2014, 08:37:45 pm »
Very nice Hazel arrows......

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Where does one find hazel shoots? What time of year are they most plentiful? I live on Vancouver Island in BC, and need to find some hazel shoots for a project. I'm very inspired by your work. Did you have to straighten them at all?

kedewok, if you are on Vancouver Island you are surrounded by hazel...I'm in Seattle and it's profuse in the hillsides and city parks...west side of the cascades is covered with hazel and vine maple (and ocean spray - iron wood to the local natives). I'm sure it would be similar in the big Island. You probably have so much around you can be choosy and only take the perfectly straight shoots. Same goes for bow sized pieces....walk through your local forest and when you see a shrub that has lots of straight shoots of various sizes around it's base, it's probably hazel....learn to id it and you'll see it every time.
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Offline IdahoMatt

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Re: My primitive hazel arrows
« Reply #28 on: August 27, 2014, 10:23:40 am »
Man those look awesome.  The rake is top notch too.  Very good job man.
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