I first became aware of these shafts back in the early 1970's. They had been given to a guy that I knew. They were from the estate of an old bowhunter. They were all footed cedar and were very old. They were probably made in the 1940's.
There were about a dozen or so shafts in the bundle I saw. At the time I was shooting aluminum and wheels so I had no interest in them other than they were cool.
Fast foward 30 or so years and guess what falls into my lap, those same shafts. Some had been used but there were still 10 of them left. The guy that had them when I first saw them gave them to another friend who passed them on to me. I selected one shaft in my spine range.
I cut it to length and put a 10" taper on the rear of the shaft, did a crown stain with aniline dye, sealed the shaft, and crested it. I fletched it with four 4" wild turkey feathers and mounted a 145 gr. Eclipse broadhead on it
With any luck part II of this story will happen this fall. I am a very particular person and will not use this arrow for just any shot, it will have to be from the ground and just the right set-up. I will know when it is time to use this arrow. I can feel the mojo it carries.
Til part II in the fall. Jack
Topic: This old arrow, part I (Read 603 times)
