Hi All, here are the latest set of arrows I've made. They are a Christmas present for Helene, for her to use on 3Ds and paper targets. I guess they are neo-primitive, since they are modernish materials but made to suit the NFAS Primitive class over here in the UK.
The shafts are from Mark Hill (a.k.a MarkinEngland), and are chinese bamboo, spined and weight matched. The self nock and foreshaft are reinforced with glued-in osage inserts. The shafts are finished in Ronseal floor varnish for water resistance and long life (the UK seems to get closer to Seattle every year
). The piles were made by my friend Bob Goss, weight matched and parallel fit at 9/32". White and yellow barred plus white cock shield fletchings by Tru-Flight. The arrows come out at betwen 335 and 345 grains each across the six.
These are the first bamboo shafted arrows I've made. Maybe not the best arrows I've made, but I'm hoping they will be hard wearing and accurate from Helene's BBO Holmgaard ( see
http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,6978.0.html ). Many thanks to Mark for the shaft supply!
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