New Arras

[TroyH]

I just finished these this morning and shot them a few practice rounds.
These are my first wooden arrows and first to crest.
Previously used aluminum.
I think they turned our well.  The crester I made didn't work right, so I had to turn them by hand!!!  Got to get a different motor.
Anyway, they were 3/8 poplar dowels.  I made a jig to spin them in a sanding block so that I could reduce them to correct spine.  They are spined the same as my aluminum, only 2 inches longer.  On the average they weigh just under 600 gr fully dressed.  The additional weight over the aluminums didn't seem to make much if any difference in trajectory.  What I did notice was that my bow was much quieter, and there was significant more penetration on my deer target.  Next time I may use different nocks.  These pinched too much, and I had to use a fingernail file to open them up a little more.

   

   

[TroyH]

Oh yea, I learned a few things in the process, maybe several things.  Mostly, they would have come out a little better had I used more than one coat of paint.  I really like the way the stain turned out though.  I just used what I had; black walnut and honey pine.  Too dark and too light respectively, so I mixed and tried on scraps and like what turned out.  I have some 145 gr Ace heads I'll put on them just before opening day.

[jimmerc]

Those are real nice Bud, great job!!  Is that a lynx pelt?? sure is pretty!! Jim

[Horner]

NICE!!!!  

[TroyH]

Not a lynx, his smaller cousin bob.

[Hot Hap]

Very nice! Hap

[NorthernCaliforniaHunter]

Beautiful work.

[yellow bow]

nice job.  

[bentpole]

Very nice Pastor.       Traditional Bows love solid wood arrows!       The only arrows I shoot out of my Widow PL are Woodies. My arrows are simular to yours except instead of yellow I shoot chartruese barred cock and 2 solid hens. I learned over the years the brighter the easier to see on the way to your target. Get them bloody!