Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Lombard on February 11, 2011, 04:01:32 pm
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Cut some nice straight Oak to just over 3/8" square on the table saw. Next hand planning, my planning jig has two groves of different sizes. After some time with the block plane they started to get there, more and more round. Finally got them to 11/32", sanded, and point tapers cut. Next was cutting the self nocks. That takes me longer than it should, paranoid about breaking the nock.
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Some more photos. Dyed with two coats of spar urethane. What do you all think of my low tech fletching jig? And finally six completed arrows, with fletchings tied front & back, with reinforced nocks. Ready for the Pre Spring Arrow Fling at Tannehill Iron Works. Not perfect, but I get them a little closer each time. These weigh 625 grains, and are spined forty five to fifty.
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No store bought shafts for you. Great looking arrows.
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Really nice lookin arras!
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Dang! Those are slick. 8)
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Very cool. Ain;t this stuff fun!!! 8)
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Very Nice looking arrows.
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Those look great! Did you cut them from a board?
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those are nice it would be great to use arrows you made from scratch like those--------- the process would be a great tutorial
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Hey Dave nice looking. I'll ttrade ya 1/2 dozen cane shafts. Fletched and points for a 1/2 dzn of yours ;D
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Those are beautiful arrows! Well done ! Jawge
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Very nice ! Does that oak hold up as good as you would think ? (I have never used it yet) ' Frank
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Thank you all for the kind words.
Yes Pat B it truly is.
Kegan, I had a 31" piece of stock cut off a really nice Red Oak board that yielded six bows The board was 5/4 stock from a local hardwood mill, that sadly is now defunct as the owner had a stroke. It was just a matter of ripping out the arrow blanks on my table saw.
Thomas H, follow this link to Jawge's site. His tutorials on making arrows is where I learned how to do them a few years ago. This link will lead you to his site, http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,15690.0.html
Mark, I'd be getting a deal, as you build nice stuff.
Jawge, I learned how to do them from you, through your web site, thank you. Got the basics there, and have been building them ever since. Still not perfect, but they are getting better each time a set is made.
Frank, as long as the grain is straight, they hold up well. I lost, well lose them regularly, therefore the need to continually make them, but have never broken one yet. They are tougher, heavier, and have better penetration than the pine, or POC that I've made. I've also used Ash, and all different kinds of wild shoots for arrows.
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You are welcome, Lombard. I was thinking of you. I planed out a couple shafts this morning. There's nothing like making your own shafts. I actually find it very relaxing. Oak takes me close to an hour. Poplar 30 minutes. Pine 15- 20 minutes. That doesn't count cutting the nocks which takes me 5 minutes. Time well spent. I can actually choose my own stock for straight grains. I was looking at some store bought shafts I had. Lots of violations with grain lines running right through top to bottom. Accidents waiting to happen. Jawge
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If I had me a table saw I'd rip me up some blanks. Got quite a few straightest grain can be red oak boards. Gotta find me a friend with one :) lol
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If I had me a table saw I'd rip me up some blanks. Got quite a few straightest grain can be red oak boards. Gotta find me a friend with one :) lol
In TBBI Jay Massy just split his wood then planned it square. If your wood is really straight, shouldnt be too much waste.
There's nothing like making your own shafts. I actually find it very relaxing. Jawge
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I agree. I purchased a 'shaft shooter' several years ago but I find I miss the relaxation of doing shafts by hand.
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I planed out a dozen hard maple shafts. Gave them to my Dad when I gave him my latest bow. Very good experience...builds patience and character.
Then I tried my hand at router setup. Diseaster.
Now I have me a shaft shooter and I like it. Got 30 or 40 shafts I'm working on now with more stock in the drying box. Trying some hard maple and hickory heartwood this time.
John
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I have dial up so I read the comments while the pix loaded. When I scrolled up I was struck with awe and said, "oh, those are beautiful." Nice work pard.
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Howdy Lombard,
Those are some very nice arrows. I hope they fly well, and I'm sure they do.
Hey, I really like your fletching jig. (And, I like the cost of one like that.)
Question; When using a jig like that (leather with three slits cut in), when / how do you apply the glue?
Do you tie down the fletchings, front and back, and then apply the glue to the edges of the fletching? I just don't see how you are getting them glued down??
Thanks for sharing,
Canoe
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Great looking bunch of arrows,that reminds me I need to get on some arrows. ;) ;D ;D
Pappy
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I tried using a router but it required constant vigilance allowing for almost no relaxation. I guess I learned from Dad. He wouldn't use and electric screw driver. LOL. Jawge
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Very nice, really, but how do you get them all the same spline? I have some straight doug fir and have never tried because I didn't know how to get consistent.
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nice job on the shafts.looks like i need to invest in a table saw,steve