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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Blayne on May 01, 2017, 07:19:51 pm

Title: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: Blayne on May 01, 2017, 07:19:51 pm: Thanks to DC for providing me some great materials to play with! He gave me a bundle of Beauty Bush shoot shafts that were damn near perfect(not sure how much work you did to them Don), and I finally got around to building one. I love shoot shafts. I make dozens of arrows from TSA Sitka spruce for my business, and doing shooting something primitive once in a while is just awesome! Just gotta get better at knapping lol!

Finish-tung oil
Wraps-gut
Fletch-wild turkey medieval cut

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Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: penderbender on May 01, 2017, 08:17:04 pm: Another nice looking arrow Blayne! I remember Don posted about the beauty bush shoots. Those look like factory shafts! Cheers- Brendan
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: DC on May 01, 2017, 08:24:26 pm: Sorry, I can't remember how much time I spent on them if any. I do remember they were quite straight right off the bush. Let me now how they stand up. Oh. nice arrow. ;D ;D
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: selfbow joe on May 01, 2017, 09:48:51 pm: Nice work. Great looking arrow
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: Blayne on May 01, 2017, 11:08:13 pm: Thanks guys! If you didn't do much processing on those shafts Don, they have to be the best shoot shafts going. It took the tung oil so good, it has a perfect, thick coating on it. Really nice to work with for sure!
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: TSA on May 01, 2017, 11:58:27 pm: wow!!
that is a beaut!!
really nice work!!

what did you wrap it with- looks very neat!!
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Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: TSA on May 02, 2017, 12:01:01 am: oops!!
sorry i just read- "guts wrap" how did you do that?
looks very neat!!
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: Hawkdancer on May 02, 2017, 01:33:11 am: Beauty Bush?? Not familiar with that one, does it have other common names? Real nice arrow anyway
Hawkdancer
Title: Re: Beauty Bush arrow
Post by: DC on May 02, 2017, 10:58:34 am: Kolkwitzia amabilis is it's Latin name. It's a garden shrub. Also called Linnaea amabilis. Originates in China. It's a beautiful arching bush. You will have no problem convincing your wife to plant one.