2015 Hunting Arrows

[Sockrablur]

This has to start with an expression of my gratitude to Wildman for capturing my imagination. The origin of all carp like points goes to him so far as I know, thank you sir

I grew up in this creek and more like it. The hour drive to get there was nothing as I recalled the many memories with my brothers and father... it wouldn't look like much to many but here it is in early morning through my eyes. I can still smell the weeds and hear the waves from the lake breaking on the rock shore...



I went to bow fish for the day.


This was my best for the day and I had very specific plans for him.

[Sockrablur]

These are the bone gill plates
 

This is them boiled cleaned and scrubbed with dawn and a tooth brush while my girlfriend was gone lol

The lines and texture was very nice, I didn't expect it.

[Sockrablur]

I hoped that the bone was solid but there was a marrow area in the thickest portion. There is still plenty of area to work with.




I cut them to an inch wide to save room for sharpening each side

[Urufu_Shinjiro]

Anyone else not seeing the pics?

[DC]

I see them, they look great

[Sockrablur]

I took the edges down to 400 grit sand paper.


Shafting is a mix of red Osier dogwood and wild rose that has dried for over a year. I reduced them close to the spine I planed with a thumb plane then used sand paper. In my hunting quiver this year are also two hill cane shafts that I was gifted by a nice gentleman here. They are the best flying shafts I have made.
 

Feathers are stripped Turkey from a spring kill and molted Canadian goose primaries.


Ahhh... the smells of archery... again when the girlfriend is out.

[Pat B]

Now that is pretty cool. I assume they are stronger bones than most fish bones.

[Sockrablur]

This is my best shooting and favorite hunting shaft this year. It is a wild rose shaft that required very little material removal to hit the target spine, meaning more cool bark. There is a deep purplish red blended with browns greens and the light sanded wood colors. Little spots where branches grew and I sanded smooth. It's hard to capture in a photograph but many of you get it, I guess I still marvel at the beauty in natural materials. You just can't buy it, gotta spend the time putting your heart in it.

[Sockrablur]

Pat the middle portion of the gill plate seemed the thinnest and curved but the edges were nice with good bone to work. Very interesting material to work with... think twice cut once

[Sockrablur]

My hunting quiver is a mixed bag of shafting and heads...
Left to right carp bone, carp bone, cow bone, 8pt buck bone, 8pt bone, trade point gifted by buddy


Shafting 2 hill cane, 1 wild rose, 3 red Osier dogwood

[Sockrablur]

So... the copper wire. All ten of my new made shafts were shot with steel field points and the great flying ones (6) were fitted with bone points. The wire is to make the weight difference between the bone tip and fp weight the specific shaft liked for my 55# self bow. Penetration was my first concern, I kept it as low profile as possible but would still prefer it not there. As always I'm open to your constructive criticism so lone as it's from the heart ha. I spend a lot of time here looking and reading and have asked my share of questions, it's nice to share back. Good luck hunting guys!!!

[JoJoDapyro]

Cover them with pitch? Drill and insert a nail in the shaft? I figured that is what it was for. It looks kinda cool.
Those gill plates are super hard. I'm still sad your arrow to me got stolen last year.

[bowandarrow473]

Very cool arrows!!

[Trapper Rob]

Nice set of arrows.

[Dakota Kid]

They make a "lead" tape/ribbon for doing stained glass and for line weight while fishing. It would lay much flatter than round wire. You could always bust out the hammer and flatten the copper as well.