Primitive Archer

Main Discussion Area => Primitive Skills => Topic started by: 4dog on January 24, 2014, 11:53:32 pm

Title: arrow straightener!
Post by: 4dog on January 24, 2014, 11:53:32 pm

made this tamer the other day.

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: JW_Halverson on January 25, 2014, 12:32:03 am

That's really cool!  There is nice room for some incised lines and earth pigments to be rubbed in...nice primitive look, indeed.

My dog would love it!

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Post by: Mohawk13 on January 25, 2014, 02:18:26 am

Very Nice work. If you soak it in a strong tea it will antique it and make it look old...

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Post by: 4dog on January 25, 2014, 08:46:33 am

may do both...thanks guys!!

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Post by: bowtarist on January 25, 2014, 10:06:24 am

Nice one 4dog. Would you mind if I posted one that my indian buddy showed me how to make on this thread? dp

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Post by: 4dog on January 25, 2014, 06:07:42 pm

go for it Derik!  would like to see it.

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: bowtarist on January 28, 2014, 10:55:28 pm

Sorry it took me so long to post these. I have a Comanche friend who showed me this. It's pretty long, he says for leverage. He saw my boys playing w/ an old shovel handle and after they put it down he asked if I wanted to make a shaft straightener and proceeded to walk me through this one. Seems to work pretty darn good. So...here it is. dp

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: 4dog on January 30, 2014, 10:45:42 am

gonna try one of those...notches on opposing sides or ends?

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: bowtarist on January 30, 2014, 10:57:51 am

Quote from: 4dog on January 30, 2014, 10:45:42 am

gonna try one of those...notches on opposing sides or ends?

Both.  Check out the grain orientation too. He told me that it was important.  Start out small with the slots, you can always widen them but you can't make um smaller.  The perpendicular notch is made real well, the slant one is not as good.  The perp notch kinda looks like a Teeki God mouth. Keeps the shaft from rolling out when in use.  When you get it done, post a pic. START SMALL W/ THE SLOT.

dpg

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: Pat B on January 30, 2014, 06:41:01 pm

Cool idea, Derik.

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Post by: Danzn Bar on January 30, 2014, 08:12:04 pm

Yep I like it tooo...Derick  8)
DBar

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: bowtarist on January 31, 2014, 12:11:57 pm

Thanks Pat, Thanks Bill, Not my idea, got it from an Indian friend of mine. Hope he don't mind I shared it. Shhhh.  ;) dp

Works great, lots of leverage.

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: Auggie on January 31, 2014, 03:04:30 pm

im sure they both work great! Was looking at the antler straightener and was thinkin it and some leather strips or rope it would double for a game drag. gonna have to make me one now!

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: Pappy on February 03, 2014, 09:46:48 am

Very nice, I have a couple ,just not on the same antler, I have one slotted and one with a angled hole,they work great. May try another with both,less to keep up with. ;) ;D ;D
 Pappy

Title: Re: arrow straightener!
Post by: 4dog on February 03, 2014, 02:29:18 pm

thinkin i got enough space between the angled holes to do a slot...maybe.  :laugh: