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Your first set will cost well north of $100 when you account for the various tools, etc.
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It's all about enjoying the process friend.
I hear a lot of guys tell me that they save a ton of money hunting deer, and eating the meat.
When you figure in time invested, camo clothing, ammunition or arrows, deer stands, gas to hunt, etc etc etc... it's cheaper to buy Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon from the grocery store.
But not near as enjoyable or fulfilling. ;-p
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I don't know how much my arrows cost. I own a bunch of shafts, feathers, nocks, feather burner, taper tools, spine tester, choppers, cresting jig, fletching jigs, glues, points, and broadheads. Much of those supplies and equipment I have purchased here from the classifieds. I enjoy the experience that comes with making my own arrows--especially in the winter when the snow is 4 or 5 feet deep outside my home. I really like killing animals with those homemade arrows. I have a few new dozen to take to the Colorado Traditional Archers Society High Country Shoot next weekend. I always lose and break quite a few arrows at the shoots like that. I tell those shooting with me that for every lost or broken shaft I have, I just get to go home and make some new ones. If you really enjoy it, you don't worry about the cost.
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Its a labor of Love. After you get the fletching gig and some stain. A dozen arrows cost about $45 to make.
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I love making wood arrows, no idea if it costs less or not and don't really care. I have well over a thousand 50 year old POC squirreled away in the spines I need-my grandchildren will not run out of cedar. When you make your own you can get them as close as you want, as pretty as you like, and flying as well as you like.
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- How many arrows dou yo use per year? - do you enjoy making your own?
Ofcourse you have your starting-up investments, they are all summed up here.
I live in The Netherlands. When I make a premium arrow, my costs are € 4,15 per arrow. That is for the shaft, feathers, nock and fieldpoint. Ofcourse you need glue and stuff to make the arrow look pretty. When I want to buyt the same arrow I have to pay over the € 10,-. That is a difference of € 6,- per arrow, or € 72,- per dozen!
But what I didn't read yet here: when I break an arrow, I re-use everything. The end whith the fletching goes in the micro-wave. The glue melts and the feathers and nock come of easy. Sandpaper the arrows to remove the glue and you can re-use them! Heating the point will melt the glue. You can take it easily off then. I always collect all parts that come off from broken arrows. It goes in a special bag, ready for re-use.
The only costs for making a new arrow is the price for a new shaft then!
Another point is that all my starting costs were payed back, because I started to make arrows for friends. They were amazed how good my arrows looked and shot nd asked me if I was willing to make some for them. So you can actually earn some money with it too.
But you must enjoy it, otherwise you can better buy them.
I started making my owm arrows 3 years ago and I never looked back!
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quote:Originally posted by USN_Sam1385: I hear a lot of guys tell me that they save a ton of money hunting deer, and eating the meat.
When you figure in time invested, camo clothing, ammunition or arrows, deer stands, gas to hunt, etc etc etc... it's cheaper to buy Bacon Wrapped Filet Mignon from the grocery store.
But not near as enjoyable or fulfilling. ;-p
Fun costs money. If I played golf as hard as I hunted I would spend more money and have less backstrap!
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THE initial cost of your tools and equipment to make arrows is an INVESTMENT . MY BItzenberger Jig and MY JOJAN Jigs are well over 30 years old and are just as good as the day I bought them . MY YOUNG feather burner is at least 25 years old and I also still have older type burners that have no reostat and you have to plug them into the Iron and use that as such BUT they still burn feathers well. Cost is something that dissipates over the years . ANYTHING I make my self for archery helps me to understand and know archery better. I can experiment with all manner of changes in arrows when making them my self . I just cant conceive of NOT doing it my self .
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I think it will cost you alot more to make your own arrows.Shafts $45 tyd,crester $130-$175, feathers $43x2,you want to get a 100 at a time, then maybe a burner, cresting paint,glue nocks points etc.Oh yes, spine tester $220.I can get really great arrows from ALL WOOD ARROWS, but then i did not make them myself.I really like making arrows myself.So if you like doing stuff like that then,go for it !
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Most people don't biuld arrows to save money.
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