Couple of projects in progress

[59Alaskan]

User error once again prevails!  Wow, that's exceedingly common for me.  

You are inspiring me to give Krylon another whirl though.  I do appreciate you posting your trade secrets out here.

[TRAP]

No trade secrets amoung friends.  I actually learned my current methods right here on TG.  

I was always a Bohning guy untill recently.  Got tired of being stoned all the time so I switched to a little more "user" friendly way of building arrows.

Trap

[BobT]

Very nice Trap! I've shot the arrows I got from you a bunch and they are still holding up very well.

[Mike Shaw]

Awesome work Daryl as always! Nice to see ya posting again...Mike

[Mike Shaw]

Daryl, Are you using fletch tape or glue? I switched to tape and it is the best thing since sliced bread. I will never go back to glue. After my old fingers got the hang of the tape thing...All is good....Mike

[Hud]

Thanks Trap,
I almost forgot about Acme shafts, they are really nice shafts. Thanks for the tip on the Krylon, I have give it a try.

[TRAP]

Here's some repro arrows I finished up over the weekend.  Inspired by Doug Hansen's Bear Archery arrows.  Thanks Doug, you outbid me on the real thing so I guess I'll shoot these    

 

Trap

[doug77]

Nice arrows Trap. If I could find some micro flites to shoot out of my '66 Kodiak I would send them to you and have them redone. Can't get the 6's or 7's to shoot good. Need some #5's but their hard to come by.

doug77

[Larry m]

Trap, I would like to ask what kind of cresting machine and brush are you useing? How do you get such thin and consistant lines? Are you thinning the Testor's paints? BEAUTIFUL classic looking arrows. It would be a great thread, classic arrowbuilding 101.

[TRAP]

Thanks guys,

Larry, the crester I'm using is a vintage crester made by Scheib industries in Michigan. It was likely made in the 50s or 60s (not sure).  I use the testors full strength.  The brush I'm using came from Michaels craft store.  The bristles are soft and about 1/2" long.  Keeping the paint bottle rim clean and cleaning the brush often helps but nothing is more important than straight shafts that spin true.  You have to almost become anal about it.

[TRAP]

This repro arrow making thing is kinda fun!!!!

The 2 arrows in the top of the pic are 1959 Bear X-200 repros headed to Maine to accompany Brad Cass this fall.  

The bottom two are X-100 repros from the same year.

 

Trap

[sticshooter]

I gotta have a half dz of these yella ones for this season.<><

[TRAP]

Frank, What ya using those yellow ones I sent ya for?  targets?  

Trap

[sticshooter]

yep and they fly great! But also use them for bunnies this year also. I sent you a pm today.<><

[TRAP]

I know, I'm scared to price it.  LOL  I'll respond to that soon.

Trap

[TBinMN]

I just bought the X-100 repros to hopefully use this season with my recently refinished (by Joe Lasch - Whip - at Prairie Traditions).  The bow is 60" and 58#.  She shoots 65lb spine range like darts so these beauties ought to do the trick!
Thanks again Trap.
Terry

 

 

[Ron Roehrick]

Terry thats looks like it will be a thumper for sure, who refinished it bowdoc? Ron.

[TBinMN]

Hi Ron,
It was refinished by Joe Lasch (Whip) at Prairie Traditions.  Great guy to deal with - I'm very pleased with it and he finished a month ahead of time!
Now I'll be hunting part of the season with the 55# 1964 Kodiak I got from you and part with this bow.
Good luck hunting this season - less than a week to go!
Terry

[Mike Shaw]

I just noticed some of Trap's repo Bear arrows in the Sponser's Classified Section. Man are those arrows top notch! Fred would have been proud of them. Good job Trap.    

[TRAP]

That means alot to me coming from a Master Arrowsmith.  Thanks Mike, Trap