Follow that arrow...

[Dick in Seattle]

OK... here is an invitation for the blind to follow the blind.  I have been carefullly edging up to making my own wood arrows for a year now, and have finally gotten to the point of starting.   I'm documenting the whole effort, step by step, what goes well and what goes wrong, and posting it to a new page on the Howard Hill Shooters web site.  If anyone has been thinking about making wood arrows but not started it, here's your chance to follow along with a beginner and learn as I do.

web link is:

 http://www.docwightman.com/archery_Howard_Hill/arrowmaking/arrowmaking.html

I'll probably spend a week or so doing this in stages,

Dick in Seattle

[ChuckC]

Keep going I'm watching.  You mentioned your shafts were cut too long..28.5"  Remember, when you measure the shaft, it is to the back of the point, so you take away as much as 3/4 to 1" in the tapering process.
ChuckC

[Tim Schoenborn]

Nice.......

I am going to watch also as sooner or later I am going to do this.

I really like the looks of your workshop set up also.

Tim ;-)

[Dick in Seattle]

ChuckC... you got me on that one!   You're right, and the set of arrows i cut back because I thought they'd been cut too long was actually right on.   Next update to the page i'll post that as my first big boo boo.   You can bet it's one I won't make again!   That's what's so great about these lists... i can share what I do and learn from others even though i don't have anyone visiting or right there with me as I do stuff.    Thanks.

Dick in Seattle

[Hot Hap]

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[Dick in Seattle]

re Follow That Arrow...  a couple of folks have had problems with the link.   I don't know why, but sometimes long links just don't come through, and that is a long one.  I'm working on a new domain for my archery pages, but that doesn't help right now.   If the link doesn't work for you, just go to my main web page:

 www.docwightman.com

then select the link to Archery and Howard Hill Bows

then select the link to Dick Builds Arrows.

Nothing new is up today... busy with doctors and tests... However, tomorrow should see some observations on what I learned from the first session and a full second session starting the finishing of the shafts.

By the way, if there are any shooters in Seattle following this and you want to drop by, just let me know.  You'd be welcome.

Dick in Seattle

[DeanD]

Dick,

Your format and explanation on the follow along is very very good.

Thanks for taking the time to do this...

Dean

[Caddo]

Dick,
 Very nice! Good presentation. If I may be so bold as to offer some advise. I didn't notice very many references to shaft straightening. You'll find that ensureing the straightest shaft possible prior to spining and taper cutting will give you much more consistant results. I straighten everything prior to doing anything, and check straightness between each step. I've found very few shafts as straight as I like them "right out of the box" so to speak.
  As an experiment, take a crooked shaft and spine test it. Then straighten it and re-spine, you'll see the difference.
  Keep it up, your doing great!

LD