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Offline Weylin

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Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« on: October 18, 2018, 03:52:51 pm »
A new set of arrows I whipped up for a customer. Tonkin cane with self nocks, fletched with wild turkey primaries and sinew.


Offline DC

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #1 on: October 18, 2018, 04:14:43 pm »
Very nice! I've always liked that reddish stain on arrows. :D

Offline Pat B

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #2 on: October 18, 2018, 04:26:15 pm »
Nicely done, Weylin. Look like meat makers.  :OK
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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #3 on: October 18, 2018, 04:42:00 pm »
Nice looking arrows. Do you have to sand much to get the stain to take?

Offline Weylin

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #4 on: October 18, 2018, 05:17:20 pm »
Thanks, DC. Me too.

Thanks, Pat. :)

Thank you, JEB. These shafts came with a coat of gasket laquer on them. I had to scrape and sand that off before I stained them.

Offline Trapper Rob

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #5 on: October 18, 2018, 07:35:43 pm »
Nice looking arrows.
Where do you get the shafts at?

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #6 on: October 18, 2018, 07:40:24 pm »
Those look great Weylin.
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #7 on: October 19, 2018, 07:07:40 am »
Nice looking arrows.
Where do you get the shafts at?

Thanks! I got these from Matt Fout at Whitefeather Archery

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #8 on: October 19, 2018, 08:24:48 am »
Very nice set of arrow shafts Weylin.I usually put that gasket lacquer over my shafts when through making them.
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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #9 on: October 19, 2018, 01:22:19 pm »
Those are some good looking arrows, Weylin.
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Offline Hawkdancer

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2018, 10:24:43 pm »
Very nice! Do they have field points on them?
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Offline Weylin

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #11 on: October 23, 2018, 03:15:05 pm »
Very nice! Do they have field points on them?
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Yes, they have 5/16th points on them. because the shaft diameter is not totally consistent for the bamboo I added a small sinew wrap at the base of the tips to smooth out the transition between the tip and the shaft. Hopefully that way they wont get so snagged when they get pulled out of the target.

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #12 on: October 27, 2018, 07:35:52 am »
Nice looking arrows

Offline Mailman Bill

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #13 on: November 19, 2018, 09:13:40 pm »
Do you use any type of glue for the feather attachment or just the sinew?
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Offline Chief RID

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Re: Primitive style arrows with cane shafts
« Reply #14 on: January 02, 2019, 05:06:32 am »
That sunburst of stain is very appealing. Is is progressively diluted red or do you use individual mixed stains? I guess I am asking, "how the heck did you do that?"