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Title: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 17, 2004, 02:11:00 AM: I've had a bunch of guys email me lately about how to finish arrows. I've never tried to keep it a secret as to how I finish my arrows. My question is - how many guys out there would like me to do an arrow buildalong? And if we do this - what are the things or questions that you would really like to see answered? Let me know ASAP, I will probably change the post name and begin tomorrow or the day after. I will start photographing a couple sets in the morning and I will make a custom buildalong set that hopefully answers all the questions we get. Might be some pretty funky looking arrows:)

talk soon
fletch
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Grey Taylor on November 17, 2004, 02:14:00 AM: I did this in another forum and the reception was pretty good. I say go for it.

Guy
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 17, 2004, 02:17:00 AM: Thanks Guy - PS everybody - I only make wood arrows.

fletch
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Post by: Head Hunter on November 17, 2004, 06:26:00 AM: I'd like to see it too.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Huntrdfk on November 17, 2004, 07:24:00 AM: Fletch,

I would love to see this as I am about to take the plunge and begin building my own arrows. Thanks for the offer.

David
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Post by: Marvin M. on November 17, 2004, 08:21:00 AM: Bring it on. I'm always looking for new ideas.
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Post by: kyle on November 17, 2004, 08:30:00 AM: Heck I always like to see how someone else does it.
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Post by: Novaln1975 on November 17, 2004, 02:38:00 PM: Go Go Go!
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Post by: Luke Vander Vennen on November 17, 2004, 03:13:00 PM: sounds like fun :thumbsup:
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Post by: Roughcountry on November 17, 2004, 03:26:00 PM: It would be nice to know the right way. Do you use a chain saw like me? I'm gonna watch.
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Post by: mich-mtnman on November 17, 2004, 03:36:00 PM: yes , id like to see it too. i would like to see other peoples rigs so as i can come up with new ideas. ive almost finished a crester, and i have a dip tube ready and arras ready to go! ive made 100's of shooters but not 'show' quality before and would like to sharpen my skills. we all should post some pics of our progress later in the season too! im ready ...go for it!
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Post by: MDbowhunter on November 17, 2004, 03:47:00 PM: I'd like to see a double cap dip.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Ranger58 on November 17, 2004, 04:04:00 PM: Would love to see a build-along here. I've made several sets of shooters too; but, I just haven't mastered the art of display quality yet. I'd be intereseted in a marbled-type dip and how to get the clean splice on fletching. Anxiously awaitin your post
L8r
Gary
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Post by: Orso on November 17, 2004, 04:23:00 PM: Please, let class begin.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: mich-mtnman on November 17, 2004, 04:31:00 PM: yea , im with you ranger... splicing ...is it worth it? ive tried and am not very good at it. ive tried with full length feathers and cutting them with a chopper ...they still dont look 'perfect'.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: wolfy on November 17, 2004, 04:55:00 PM: I'll watch. Are you starting with a ordered shaft or cane? I have several dozen raw shafts setting around ready to start. I am also interested in splicing.
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Post by: MichaelD on November 17, 2004, 07:37:00 PM: Hey Michael,
Count me in on the build along too! I can do shooters but would really like to make some nice ones (I will still shoot them too).
When do we get started?
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: dosbow56 on November 17, 2004, 08:48:00 PM: fletch,
you know i'll be scopin it out.... when you're done with that you can do a bow build along... cause they're just as nice as yur arras!!!

michaelD- that's gotta be the best signature line on TG!!! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
dave
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 17, 2004, 09:03:00 PM: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong001.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong002.jpg)
The first thing I had to do is go out into my dirty shop and find a good set of shafts.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong003.jpg)
I settled on a matched set of hildebrand Spruce shafts. They are 11/32" 55-60# and weigh 413 to 438 grains. so I guess we are officially started - this is gonna take a few days.
fletch
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 17, 2004, 09:09:00 PM: The next thing is to make sure they are all cleaned up and nock tapered. I was going to use all Home Depot stuff for this thread but since somebody wants multiple colors on the crowns, I will use some of the more expensive stuff that not all guys will have. I will be sure to let you know when I'm using stuff you don't need. We will White Crown these and then red Cap them and then we will put spliced feathers on board. as far as whether they are worth it "nope" but that is only my opinion. We will finish these up with brass points and they should be real lookers.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong004.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong005.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: deepcat on November 17, 2004, 10:11:00 PM: Im ready for class I got my pencil
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Post by: Ga.boy on November 18, 2004, 12:29:00 AM: I'm ready too, and will be following closely. I want to try building some this winter. Hope to get some tools and supplies from Santa.
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Post by: Glasspoint on November 18, 2004, 02:30:00 AM: Yes, please! And Thank You!!!
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Post by: Buemaker on November 18, 2004, 03:38:00 PM: Your tapering device, have you drilled a hole in it for the arrow? Thank you. Bue--.
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Post by: Jason Lester on November 18, 2004, 04:37:00 PM: I was wondering about the taper device too. I've thought about making one for my sander but wasn't sure how to start.

That looks simple enough to make.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 18, 2004, 11:53:00 PM: OK - we will deal with my taper machine first. The machine is attached to a Grizzly 6" sander with 9" wheel. The Board is Hickory. It has two V-grooves routed into it that terminate at the same spot on the board. One groove is 5 degrees and the other is 11 degrees. I have a flat piece of yew wood to act as a hold down. The hold down is very important. I have an old broken drill bit(very high tech) run through a small piece of hardwood and held in place by a 1/4-20 screw to provide a stop adjustment for the tapers. I can taper both ends of a set in under 5 minutes. The aluminum slide from the sander mitre guage is attached to bottom of this attachment to keep it from turning. That way I just have to keep one clamp on the machine for positioning. I could just as easily drill and tap the table to make it permanant.

fletch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong015.jpg)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong018.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 19, 2004, 12:02:00 AM: I'll show the paint tomorrow - got a headache tonight. I'll also answer more questions about the sander if you need.

fletch
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Post by: fletcharrows on November 19, 2004, 11:23:00 AM: My first intention was to use stuff you can buy at the Home depot. In order to make two colors on the crown I had to use gasket lacquer for my white. It performs pretty well and gives me a good base for the second color. Everything else I use can be bought at Home depot for next to nothing. To begin, I marked the arrows at 8" for the crown dip. I put a gasket in an cap seal from a mason jar and screwed it onto my small dip tube with white gasket lacquer in it. I then dip the arrows in the tube up to the line I made on them. It usually take two or three coats to get a good solid bright white on the shaft. this time I got a good finish in two coats. One of my arrows needed a third dip to get good coverage. I made sure that it was one of the lighter arrows in the set. If it was the heaviest arrow in the set - all of the arrows would get three coats. Finish adds weight and you need to be sure that you are applying the same amount to each arrow so that thegroup doesn't become unmatched. About 15 minutes after the White was applied, i cap dipped the arrows in Red lacquer. It is Deft lacquer with red pigment added and I bought it all at Home depot and mixed it myself. If you use red lacquer on raw wood, it will also take two or three coats to get a good solid coverage. NEVER try to apply lacquer over POLY. It orange peels immediately and ruins the project. You can apply POLY over lacquer without problems as a final finish as POLY is not hot enough to affect the lacquer. If you have never finished anything before and you have no experience with paint - write down those instructions and put them on the wall over your bench so you dont get them confused. It will piss you off bad to peel a nice bunch of arrows and unless you are will ing to wait (days) for it all to dry and sand it off - it ruins you shafts as well.

Next is a big note and a trade secret that most finishers won't give you. When you dip any project one-at-a-time, the return runoff will have air bubbles in it. the next shaft will them pick up air bibbles in the finish and it will get worse with each shaft dipped as more bubbles are brought down with the return run-off. In my picture you will see my final finish tubes are a horseshoe. At the final finish stages, you will see that I dip in one tube and allow the runoff to return in a different tube so that I am always dipping in clear liquid. I can dip several dozen shafts without an air bubble this way. The other way, I could only dip a couple of arrows and then i would have to wait for the air bubbles to dissipate.

fletch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong007.jpg)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong012.jpg)

ALSO - IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE PICTURES I DIDN'T PUT ON THE THREAD AS THERE WILL BE SOME I DONT INCLUDE - YOU CAN VISIT MY PHOTOBUCKET AT http://photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 19, 2004, 11:23:00 PM: I went in and put on some more paint tonight. I think a simple color pattern is best for a complicated fletch pattern. I do hope this thread is helping.

fletch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong023.jpg)
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Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 19, 2004, 11:24:00 PM: (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong028.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 20, 2004, 07:40:00 AM: I skipped a part - after you put the crown finish on and before you paint. even if you don't put a crown paint on - say you just stain part of the shaft or you want an all natural arrow shaft, you need to seal the arrow shaft. Here is where we can do all of our work with stuff from Home Depot. In the pic you will see an Oil based poly product from Home Depot that costs less than $15 per gallon. It is rated for finishing Basketball courts and is very forgiving. Because we have Bright White paint on the crown, we don't want to put poly over the crown much so we seal the shafts from the point end up and then wipe them off after the poly application. You can apply this same stuff one coat and then paint a crest on a shaft and you will be in the same spot we are in now getting ready to final finish the shaft. After the seal coat dries, steel wool it until very smooth with 0000 steel wool.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong020.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Huntrdfk on November 20, 2004, 08:37:00 AM: Mike,

Can the poly be wiped on by hand, or does it need to be done through a gasket type system? This is a great project, keep it up.

Thanks, David
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Post by: Ranger58 on November 20, 2004, 08:50:00 AM: Kudos my friend! I've already picked up some ideas for my next couple of dozens. Keep up the great work :thumbsup: Can you cover the rate at which you thin your materials prior to dipping? I've only spray capped so far, and I am looking to go the dip route. Really liked your dip tubes.
L8r
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 20, 2004, 01:05:00 PM: Mike - yes it can be wiped on. I dip to speed up the process. I wipe the shafts as I pull them from the tube because this step needs very little finish.

Lbr - the only product that I thin that I have shown so far is gasket lacquer. EVERYTIME I open the tube or the can I put a few drops of acetone in behind to allow for evaporation. I put the acetone in the dip tube after I finsh so it is ready the next time I go to dip. If you don't, the stuff will get so thick, you can't pull the arrow out. I do the same thing with the can when I open it,I put some in before I close it. If you have used the gasket lacquer then you know it dries in seconds and therefore evaporates its solvents very fast. I use the poly straight from the can. I have used some lacquer thinner to thin it out after long periods of not being used but the stuff is so cheap it is easier to throw it out than to try to save it. You reminded me that guys can spray or dip white using rustoleum paint or others. I will go over how to seal those paints before final finish in the next section.

fletch
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Post by: dosbow56 on November 20, 2004, 01:17:00 PM: fletch,
i was just lookin at your dip tube system, very good idea. do you have a tube set up for each color or how do you empty/clean them out? much better than my golf club tube with a cork in it!
LOL i just picked up a flourescent light tube comver to try out. it's clear so you can see in it where the dip lines are. i have'nt found a plug for it yet though.
dave
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 20, 2004, 03:07:00 PM: Hi Dave
I have a tube for each color. In fact the colors stay in so long that I sometimes throw out the tubes instead of trying to clean them. You can clean them with acetone after you empty them and then rise with acetone or lacquer thinner. takes about 3 bucks worth of c leaner to get them washed out if you want to change colors.

fletch
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Post by: Ga.boy on November 21, 2004, 11:40:00 AM: Fletch,
Can the Minwax Polyurethane wood finish that supposedly penetrates, stains and seals be used to seal the raw shaft, and if so how many coats would you suggest? Steel wool between coats?

Thanks
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Post by: Ranger58 on November 21, 2004, 01:55:00 PM: Fletch,
Thanks for the tip on the thinning! Right now I seal with a spray poly and it seems to work pretty well. The only problem I've had is that the fletch tape will not hold on my dipped and crested shafts. Duco works fine, it just takes a lot longer.
Oh BTW, if you pronounce my sign off out it says later!(L8r)
L8r
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Post by: fletcharrows on November 21, 2004, 08:22:00 PM: I'm sure Minwax brand will work great - the next product I use is a minwax product. I'm just not fond of paying minwax prices. It only takes one coat to seal and then steel wool. You can always do more coats of you wish but its not necessary. I often do seal twice if the shaft seems a bit rough or hard to steel wool smoothe. Ranger - I'm not sure why your tape doesn't want to stick to poly - I've used it to do flu flus and it sticks good. Duco is just so much cheaper over the long run and I have 4 jo-jans and a half dozen other fletchers. When I get going I do 2 dozen an hour and use up 2 tubes of glue a day. So what I'm saying is, if your final coat is poly or lacquer, tape should stick.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 21, 2004, 08:22:00 PM: I can't seem to upload any pics to photobucket today - I will continue this thread tomorrow.

fletch
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Post by: Ranger58 on November 22, 2004, 01:30:00 PM: Hey Fletch,
I'm still waitin! Just ttt! Hope you get the bug worked out of Photobucket. Thanks for your time and efforts, they are appreciated.
L8r
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 22, 2004, 06:44:00 PM: OK - so far we sealed and painted the shafts. They are usable as is but the finish cresting will rub off if we fletch em now. I do a final finish at this point that I will describe and show. After you do this - you can use the shafts as tomato stakes for a year - then pull em up and fletch and go kill your winter food. Take the arrows, and while holding the nock end - dip them down into polycrylic untill all of the cresting has been covered. Let the excess run off and back into the tube. Don't worry too much about air bubbles because unlike the oil based poly, this stuff doesn't seem to hold the bubbles in the finish - they all pop. Within an hour - take the shafts off the rack and wipe the wet end a bit and let them sit another half hour. At this point they are ready to finish coat. If you have arrows with any other color than white, you can hold the arrow by the point end and full length dip it into the oil based poly and let the excess run off. Wipe the nock in about an hour and let dry overnight. They are almost bullet proof after this layer drys up.
White arrows pose another problem all together. Too deep of an oil based poly coat will yellow our white crown which is highly undesireable. Some guys don't mind but I'm not some guys and it bothers me. So I hold the arrow by the nock end and dip it into the oil based poly up until it gets to the white, just barely. When that coat drys - I dip it again holding the point end, only this time I run the shaft through a gasket. That way the poly coat is thin enough to not fade or yellow the white crown. I know this sounds like a lot of work but I think I get a superior finish that lasts far longer than the arrow. Most of break or are lost before the finish fails. Several of my arrows have been found a year after being lost at shoots and except for the fletch looked good.
On another note - You will notice that the arrows are cut and point taperd to length. Ga.boy has purchased these arrows and they have a good home where they can get shot often. If we are lucky - he will do an independent review of my work when the arrows arrive. Now I have to cut feathers and begin to fletch.

fletch
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Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 22, 2004, 06:47:00 PM: OK - in this pic you will notice they are cut and tapered to length :thumbsup:
fletch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong030.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Van/TX on November 22, 2004, 07:48:00 PM: Too cool Fletch :wavey: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: ....Van
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Post by: Tracy McQueen on November 22, 2004, 09:49:00 PM: Go fletch! I really like the U-tube idea for dealing with bubbles.

Guys I will personally vouch for fletch's arrows if you want him to make YOU some. He's also a heck of a nice guy.
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Post by: Roughcountry on November 22, 2004, 11:06:00 PM: Thanks Fletch, Good one
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Post by: Ga.boy on November 23, 2004, 12:17:00 PM: Fletch,

I will be glad to do a reveiw when I get the arrows. They are really lookin good! I knew I had to have them once I saw those GA. Bulldog colors! You are doing a great job with your explanations and pics. I'm definitely going to try my hand at building arrows after deer season.
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Post by: fletcharrows on November 23, 2004, 10:47:00 PM: OK - didn't want you guys to think I was slacking. I've been real busy so all I could do today was cut feathers and lay on 6 cock feathers. I measured out the lengths and I index by the black stripe. Can't be too far off cuz we are gonna burn them to shape when we are done. You will see my feather block where I cut the fletching before putting it in the clamp.

fletch
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong041.jpg)
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(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/fletcharrows/Arrow%20Buildalong/ArrowBuildalong043.jpg)
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Marvin M. on November 24, 2004, 08:23:00 AM: Did I miss something? Come on Fletch, I thought you were going to show us how you splice those pretty feathers, not just stick them on there.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 25, 2004, 12:04:00 AM: OK - I will show you tomorrow. I got really busy today and hardly got anything done on these. I do cheat though, I just stack them into the clam and make sure that the barbs are on a similar angle. I'll make sure to take a little time with it tomorrow and post the pics.

fletch
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on November 27, 2004, 12:36:00 PM: Sorry for the delays guys - My puter pooped. Cant do too much till I get a new one. email me or PM me if we had any deals going. I promise i will finish this buildalong as soon as I can get back to normal business.

fletch
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Post by: Ga.boy on December 09, 2004, 05:42:00 PM: I got the arrows today and they are just beautiful! Everything came together just right, from the brass points to the 3 color spliced feathers. Excellent job Fletch. They are all as straight as an ar.., well you know, and the finish is excellent. I can't wait for the rain to stop so that I can get out and shoot them. I'll be glad when you to get your puter back up so you can finish the build along. I especially want to see how you splice. I could post a picture, but think it better to wait and see the natural progression. Thanks Fletch...great job.
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Post by: Walkingstick on December 09, 2004, 06:34:00 PM: Hope wew finish this someday...Mac~
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Post by: Ranger58 on December 10, 2004, 09:25:00 AM: Hey Fletch,
Where ya been? Did you get the puter up and running yet? Anxiously awaitin the rest of the story....
L8r
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: fletcharrows on December 13, 2004, 12:59:00 AM: I am back online - I will finish this dude up this week heheheheheeeeeee

fletch
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Post by: Bible5 on December 13, 2004, 05:24:00 AM: These look GREAT already! :eek: :eek:
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Luke Vander Vennen on February 20, 2005, 09:57:00 PM: ttt just cause it's such a great build-a-long

fletcharrows, you still out there?
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: SteveD on February 21, 2005, 07:41:00 AM: Fletch, Great Build along. I just ordered some wood arrows and i just built a crester for an old cordless drill motor. Now i can't wait to start.
Thanks for the info Steve
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Post by: wildcat on February 21, 2005, 10:33:00 AM: Nice buildalong. Thanks for doing this.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Ga.boy on February 21, 2005, 11:53:00 AM: I'll try to post a picture of the finished arrows tonight. Thanks for getting this one back up L.V.V.
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Post by: WaKeDa BT on February 21, 2005, 12:30:00 PM: I can't wait to see the finished product. Great thread.
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Post by: Ga.boy on February 21, 2005, 07:44:00 PM: The finished product; hope this works:

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v340/ccbunn/100_5188.jpg)

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I'm a happy camper to say the least. Job well done Fletch. Now show us how to splice. LOL
I haven't shot them yet, but I'll have a new Black Swan in a couple of weeks and I'll put them through the ringer.
Title: Re: Arrow Buildalong????????
Post by: Ga.boy on February 22, 2005, 11:00:00 AM: ttt
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Post by: wildcat on February 22, 2005, 11:04:00 AM: Beautiful!!!
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Post by: Luke Vander Vennen on February 22, 2005, 05:25:00 PM: great...... just great..... now I have to clean up my keyboard after all that drooling.

:notworthy: :notworthy: I'm in awe