3Rivers Archery



The Trad Gang Digital Market













Contribute to Trad Gang and Access the Classifieds!

Become a Trad Gang Sponsor!

Traditional Archery for Bowhunters






LEFT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS TRAD GANG CLASSIFIEDS ACCESS RIGHT HAND BOWS CLASSIFIEDS


Author Topic: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers  (Read 299 times)

Offline hickstick

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 786
test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« on: August 22, 2009, 10:30:00 AM »
I've grown bored with the yellow wraps and fletch I'd been using for the last couple years....and since I work in the printing industry I decided on making up some new wraps.  I also read about dying your own feathers with kool-aid so I figured I'd give it a shot.  this is what came out of the first batch:

 

the feathers on the bottom are pink lemonade, on the top I dumped in some grape after a first run of pink and double dipped.    :)     both are white truflights to start with (chopped at just over 4"...4 fletch @ 90)

not quite as vibrant as I was looking for.  but I was impressed with the color-fastness.  I didn't even add vinegar and nothing came out in the rinse.

the wraps...now I don't wanna give away any secrets and take business away from some of our great sponsors like onestringer et al..but I have access to commercial 4 color printers at work, so I decided to give it a go.  the logo is my touchmark from knifemaking, based on the bio-hazard symbol, three Ms in a circle which are my initials. after wrapping my first reaction is 'none more black' (spinal tape reference).  theres too much black on the back end.  the wrapped nice and I don't think they're coming off any time soon.

opinions please.    :)  

and if any of you kool-aid dyers know what flavor for a more vibrant pink, I'm listening???
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Offline hickstick

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 786
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2009, 10:35:00 AM »
heres a close-up of the logo...
 
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Offline Smallwood

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1368
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #2 on: August 22, 2009, 10:59:00 AM »
Marc, that's pretty cool!  :thumbsup:

Offline Dave Bowers

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1391
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2009, 11:42:00 AM »
nice design   :thumbsup:

Offline Squirrelbane

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 120
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2009, 05:37:00 PM »
lol none more black...
cool lookin arrows!  :D

Offline 2treks

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 5193
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2009, 06:21:00 PM »
Looks very sharp indeed. COOL.
Chuck
C.A.Deshler
United States Navy.
1986-1990


"Our greatest fear should not be of failure but of succeeding at things in life that don't really matter.”
~ Francis Chan

Offline Bowhuntah

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 108
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #6 on: August 22, 2009, 07:00:00 PM »
Nice arrows Hick! great work. By the way I run a 6 color 28" akiyama for a living. Are you a pressman?
Everybody loves archery... some just haven't tried it yet.

Offline PAPA BEAR

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2679
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #7 on: August 22, 2009, 07:10:00 PM »
guy could get mighty thirsty lookin at those on a hot day...nice arrows
IT'S NEVER WRONG TO DO WHATS RIGHT AND NEVER RIGHT TO DO WHATS WRONG.....LOU HOLTZ

Offline elkbreath

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 937
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2009, 07:34:00 PM »
I love em!  thanks for the kool aid idea.  If mine come out even close to that I'll be happy!
77# @ 29.5 r/d longbow homer
80# @ 29.5 GN super Ghost

Offline redant 60/65

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 866
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2009, 08:07:00 PM »
Very cool  :thumbsup:
Larry

Offline hickstick

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 786
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2009, 10:31:00 PM »
thanks guys.

which wrap design do you like better...the simple fade....or the angular fade?

Dave...I'm in tech support, but have been certified in repairing Roland, Epson, and Canon commercial and home use inkjets.
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Offline amar911

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 2860
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2009, 10:42:00 PM »
I think those look great. I prefer the simple fade, but the angular fade is nice too.

Allan
TGMM Family of the Bow

Offline b.glass

  • TGMM Member
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • ***
  • Posts: 3098
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #12 on: August 23, 2009, 07:14:00 AM »
I wouldn't change a thing! Those arras are awsome!
B.Glass, aka Mom, aka Longbowwoman
Gregory R. Glass Feb. 14th, 1989-April 1st, 2007; Forever 18.
TGMM Family of The Bow
Mark 5:36 "Don't be afraid, just believe".

Offline Killdeer

  • TG HALL OF FAME
  • Trad Bowhunter
  • *****
  • Posts: 9147
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #13 on: August 23, 2009, 09:37:00 AM »
That set goes to 11.   :D

I don't think one fade has more cowbell over the other. I wonder what they would look like backwards...
Killdeer   :wavey:
Long, long afterward, in an oak I found the arrow, still unbroke;
And the song, from beginning to end, I found again in the heart of a friend.

~Longfellow

TGMM Family Of The Bow

Offline the ASSASSIN

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 29
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #14 on: August 23, 2009, 07:48:00 PM »
nice job

Offline kbetts

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1610
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2009, 08:54:00 PM »
They look great.  I'm going to try it this week.  How long did you dip?
"The overhead view is of me in a maze...you see what I'm hunting a few steps away."  Phish

Offline hickstick

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 786
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2009, 11:55:00 AM »
dipped for under a minute.   Think I'm going to try pink lemonade mixed with a little red, and use less water next time....

thanks Killie!   thats what I'm talkin about  :)
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Offline kbetts

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 1610
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2009, 01:43:00 PM »
I'm lookin at bright berry blue dipped at the back half of the hen feathers and front half of the cock feather.  Reflective wraps on black shafts.  Hope they look half as good as yours.  I'll post when done.  I'll have to buy another 100 whites from Joe Skipp!
"The overhead view is of me in a maze...you see what I'm hunting a few steps away."  Phish

Offline hickstick

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 786
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #18 on: September 16, 2009, 02:38:00 PM »
ok....tried dying some more feathers and so far I'm liking it.   this time I'm using McCormick Neon food coloring.   Results from about a cup and a half of water, 5-6 drops of "purple", and a teaspoon of white vinegar.

 

sorry about the photo quality...done with my iphone hastily....
Diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

Offline Cmane07

  • Trad Bowhunter
  • **
  • Posts: 490
Re: test batch - new wraps and kool-aid feathers
« Reply #19 on: September 16, 2009, 05:24:00 PM »
Man those are some nice arrows... And i would have to say I prefer the simple fade but they're both very sharp
Caleb Hinton

58" PA-X cocobolo 50lbs @28"
"Luck favors preparation"

Users currently browsing this topic:

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
 

Contact Us | Trad Gang.com © | User Agreement

Copyright 2003 thru 2024 ~ Trad Gang.com ©