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Making a batch of medieval aspen barrelled arrows
Ruddy Darter:
Got the last of the tapering done.
I started preparing some cowhorn for nock inserts, I've got a sheet of honey clear horn and I've had a blackened heat flattened horn sheet for a couple of years that I didn't rate as being any good, but gave it a rough clean and showing a nice honey colour and very usable.
I'm aiming to make the inserts neat and as thin as possible.
I'll rasp them thin to fit the sawn slot.
I made a v groove shooting board ( ash shaft for show) that clamps in the work bench, so next step (hoping I do a good job on this part) round off the shafts with a little bullnose plane and try out an antique 1/2" moulding plane I got cheap off eBay, then I'll tenon saw the slots for the nock horn inserts.
R.D.
Pat B:
:OK
Hawkdancer:
Quite the project :OK :)
Hawkdncer
Ruddy Darter:
Hi Hawkdancer, I'm just feeling my way with these first arrows and see how they come out, then refine techniques so hopefully anymore I make with this wood should be plain sailing. I am enjoying it taking my time.
I've decided not to use the verdigris as it serves no benefit or purpose in the resin/beeswax sealer for the fletchings, and adding it for the sake of it doesn't strike me as being "authentic", so just resin and beeswax.
..." (-P some background classy classical music playing"..spell of stormy weather interval... (R
R.D.
Pat B:
RD, are you using a jig for the fletching or are you just fletching by hand? Nice build along! :OK
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