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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: iowabow on July 01, 2011, 02:05:25 pm

Title: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: iowabow on July 01, 2011, 02:05:25 pm

Here are a couple of arrows I just made.  The shafts are made from red oak that I cut and shaped from staves by hand.  The fletchings are 5.5 inches long and are from the spring gobbler I got this year. I used the tail feather as the cock feather.
  (http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/1309534106523.jpg)

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: cowboy on July 01, 2011, 02:11:36 pm

them look good! And aughta shoot good. Going to be hard to spot though if you go over the target. I've lost more than one out there :-X ::).

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: iowabow on July 01, 2011, 02:19:14 pm

Should I spray paint the nocks white? What do you suggest?

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: hillbilly61 on July 01, 2011, 02:30:20 pm

 Those look good. I have some with all turkey, and they are hard to find. I don't ever miss though ::) Well maybe like cowboy said, just once :o ::)

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: iowabow on July 01, 2011, 02:37:01 pm

I miss all the time lol.  Maybe blaze orange is in order and a string like bow fishing  ;D. I have no idea what the terrain  looks like where we will be shooting.   maybe I should make more arrows.

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: hillbilly61 on July 01, 2011, 02:52:35 pm

Here's a set that I made I think I've lost 3. Hope this aint hijacking your post. If so , I'll deleate it
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/hillbilly061/Mobile%20Uploads/0207111420a.jpg)

here's 3 that I made up and may even hunt with them
(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh49/hillbilly061/Mobile%20Uploads/0617111106.jpg)

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: iowabow on July 01, 2011, 03:00:29 pm

Thanks for posting your arrows they look great.  I think I will paint a white band on them and paint the notchs maybe that will help.

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: hillbilly61 on July 01, 2011, 08:00:45 pm

I used white appliance epoxy paint. Seems to work good on the cane

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: peshikthe on July 02, 2011, 12:32:47 am

i have some boo arrows with grey goose and a barred cock feathers and darkened shafts and they are crazy hard to find if you miss, i also use  white appliance epoxy paint to paint my nocks and down to the back of my feathers, it helps alot.

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: cowboy on July 02, 2011, 01:48:54 pm

You could make it a little more challenging and paint em all od green ;). Your good if ya don't plan on missing but yea, some white or red/orange somewhere wouldn't hurt. Lots of underbrush there - green and brown.

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: crooketarrow on July 02, 2011, 02:38:07 pm

   I like useing snow greese when I can get them. I have dryed the back end of the turkey feathers white also. They look good.

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: iowabow on July 06, 2011, 06:49:07 pm

Painted and ready
(http://i1205.photobucket.com/albums/bb423/Iowabow1/2011-07-06151703.jpg)

Title: Re: new arrows for the TN bow shoot in a couple of weeks
Post by: cowboy on July 06, 2011, 06:51:21 pm

Ahh, bet you come home with all five now..