making arrows

[stretch2]

string stretcher about the dog fir splintering. i have had problems in the past like that with pine and the problem i found out was that i had to ajust the cutter so it was cutting just alittle bit more. there was to mush tension between the out shaft hole and the arrow. it would be like taking the arrow and clamping it in a vise and then turning the drill on and the arrow would explode. does that make sense? let me know if it does not and i will try and think of another way to explain.

[Roy from Pa]

Sitka Spruce is awesome arrow wood.

[levibear]

I use a router set up of my own design something like the outfit seen on utube. Then "hotblock" compress them with a tool a die maker friend made for me. Shafts come out nicely burnished. My favorite wood remains Alaskan yellow cedar,if you can find it give it a try  

[fujimo]

i can get first grade sitka and alaskan yellow cedar(actually a cypress!)- all old growth stuff.
and i can ship it to ya fellas
would anybody like to trade
what ideas???!!
staves, turkey feathers,snake skins , beaver tail hide, etc

[mater]

I made the holes tapered with a tapered reamer. It has a handle like a screw driver. I think it is a electricians tool. I only did each hole part way.

[chrisg]

Douglas fir does raise the grain, the  only way I found to stop it is to make a thin mix of epoxy, like a very weak Massey finish. Paint it on after the final sanding/staining and then resand once it has dried. Then seal again with regular Massey mix. This will hold those splinters and make a very hard and tough finish. It will also add some grain weight.
chrisg

[stinger2]

I got my veritas dowel maker wednesday before thanks giving and have had plenty of time to figure out what I like and dislike about it. First off let me say I work for an engineering company so I have plenty of 1/2"x2" pine stakes to practice with. I have made some great strait and true arrows, but I just could not stand the 3/8" dowels. I set out to modify my dowel make and I DID, I got a drill bit and a tap and drilled and tapped the end to except a brass nippel I got from the harware store, drilled the brass nipple to 23/64 and with a little more adjusting and some hair pulling I got some good sized arrrows made from pine stakes. one other thing, I hade to shem the top of the blade to get it inset enough at the cutting point to cut that small.

[AKmud]

Originally posted by fujimo:

i use the veritas dowel maker, a big jig with two wood plane size blades in it, one making a first , high volume rough cut, the second making a trimming, smoothing cut.
lee valley tools sells the jig.

This setup sounds interesting...would you be able to post a pic of your process?

[fujimo]

ok. how do i post pics.

[hova]

upload to photobucket, then copy the
"img" code.

-hov

[fujimo]

ok
will try that
thanks mate