Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on December 01, 2011, 01:33:24 pm

Title: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 01, 2011, 01:33:24 pm: I have gotten a few primitive arrows finished. Some of them are tips I got from Bubby in trade. The bunny blunts are all me. I raided the local playground pebble pit for similar sized round rocks a bit larger than a marble. I was going to try and make a Judo point but i have these rubber "Barta Blunts" and they work fine so I primitived them. The shafts were going to receive an actual set of Judos but they sold out before I got into town :-[. SO I have mixn'match arrows. It's utilitarian.

The long arrow I wish I could say was a detachable tip but the truth is I cut it twice and it was still too short :-[.

I used artificial sinew with nice rub down of TB3. My ABO (looking) fishing arrow is nearly complete. If anyone has a few feet of a sinew colored Fast flight I'd appreciate. I'm wondering how well a few twisted layers of artificial sinew will stand up to BIG fish pulling on it.
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My first hand fletching job.
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Progress on my Abo fishing arrow. I wanted a long thin extension onto which to put a narrow head that will detach and flip sidewasyes "toggle head". I eat the Buffalo and Asian carp I shoot and bigger heads sometimes mangle meat. Plus it's just cool. the extension is a skinny but thick walled section of bamboo that I filled with a piece of 1/16" (about) spring steel wire that I got from Fastenal. That inserts into the other shaft and is bound on with a TB3 and artificial sinew in three layers. The fletching is 2 feathers helical from "the wrong side" of a feather. Pics coming for that. Working on the antler tip now.

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The hidden steel core
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The joint.
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Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: adb on December 01, 2011, 01:37:45 pm: Stone blunts? Very cool. And very primitive... nice work!
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 01, 2011, 01:52:11 pm: I saw some arrows fletched like this on youtube and figured I'd try it. They are supposed to be supprisingly accurate. Bow fishing is mostly close range anyway.
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: bowtarist on December 01, 2011, 02:15:15 pm: SWEET fletching job PB! Hope the sinew/wrapping holds up to the abuses of blunt shooting. GREAT JOB!! dpgratz
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: sadiejane on December 01, 2011, 02:34:18 pm: nice arrows! well done
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: gstoneberg on December 01, 2011, 03:36:10 pm: Those arrows look nice to me. I'm curious how those stone points will hold up.

Is the flint point going to work for your harpoon style head?

George
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 01, 2011, 04:11:55 pm: Gstoneberg,

Yes. I'm making two and as usual I made it into rocket science first then came back to earth.

My neighbor has farm land by the river and we dump our leaves there. I have the OK to kill bunnies, turkey, and deer there. I have no place for big game but bunnies :-). I can see their little tunnels in the grass. I don't anticipate hitting too much hard stuff. I may knock some squirrels out of trees also.
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: bubby on December 01, 2011, 06:26:01 pm: nice arrows PB, check around and see if a food bank will take the meat, least ways then you can get in some deer hunting, Bub
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: bareshaft12 on December 01, 2011, 10:59:19 pm: nice job I like it
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Pat B on December 02, 2011, 12:52:03 am: Stoned bunnies! ;D Nice set of arrows. The 2fletch can be as accurate as three or 4 if you set them up right.
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 02, 2011, 02:30:19 am: Quote from: Pat B on December 02, 2011, 12:52:03 am
Stoned bunnies! ;D Nice set of arrows. The 2fletch can be as accurate as three or 4 if you set them up right.

What is "right"? I just saw it and thought. Hey that uses fewer feathers and seems to work well = more efficient use of materials.
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Scowler on December 02, 2011, 10:36:47 am: Good looking arrows. I really like the stone tipped blunts.
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 02, 2011, 12:15:13 pm: Thanks guys!
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Elktracker on December 02, 2011, 05:25:53 pm: Very nice work!
Title: Re: Primitive bunny blunts and other tips.
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on December 02, 2011, 08:42:37 pm: Took them all out shooting today.

2 fletch fish arrow shoots a tad low and kicks it's tail to the left before straightening out. Other wise it's great!

The pebble heads fly straight and true. I killed me the crap out of a box at 15 yards :laugh: if I could get that close to a bunny I can knock him silly with them. The heads held up. Duplex point flew fine. Didn't shoot the others.