Well, It's been probably 2 weeks and I finally got myself a full set of arrows made. Lol I probably spent more making them than what I could've bought some, but the fact that I made these with my bare hands, and the fact that they shoot straight (mostly)
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give me more pride than any fancy set could. They're not pretty, but I think the beauty is in the imperfections, or at least thats what I tell myself
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During my learning process, I decided to use different fletchings to see what I liked best. I accidently ordered red barred feathers from 3rivers thinking they would be red/white. Oh well. The shafts are Poplar dowels I found at Lowes for about $0.78 ea. The fletchings are held on by fletching tape and the string that binds them is regular thread from Walmart. I fletched all arrows using a $1 bag clip from the dollar store. They don't go on perfect, but maybe folks back in the old days didn't bother with jigs either.
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My favorite, and actually my first arrow I made, is the one of the far right. It doesn't shoot as well as the others, but it just
feels comfortable. Probably because I sanded down the top and bottom on the nock-end to give a sort of "finger groove." So far, the shavings I did haven't broken it, but I'm only shooting a 37#. My second favorite is the one with the white feathers. I just like the English look of them
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And yes, the walls in my office are painted orange.
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