beech-wood board bow

[ChristopherO]

I am definately going to try that duc tape idea.  That may be the best solution for those rainy days in the woods.  :D

[hardwaymike]

A friend of the family brought his homemade setup to the 4th of july party here this summer. He made his bow last winter and all of his arrows are dowel rods from men ards. What really shocked me was the ductape fletchings. Well to make a long story short, the arrows flew amazingly great. They really did surprise me for sure. He handed me his bow that I had never shot before and told me to aim at a dandilion in the yard. I missed by a lil bit. He then told me to aim at the arrow with my second shot. I of course followed his directions because I "knew" for a fact that there would be no way that I would actually hit that arrow. I was a lil wrong it turns out. But what I am getting at is the fact that the arrows flew great with the ductape fletchings and 9mm blunts. Granted I did not Robinhood the arrow but I did hit it. By the way this is a great looking bow. Wasn't trying to hi-jack the thread with my story but I am still in kinda a shock about the ductape fletchings. Mike

[fish n chicks]

Originally posted by hardwaymike:
Wasn't trying to hi-jack the thread with my story but I am still in kinda a shock about the ductape fletchings. Mike

So am I! It's a great idea for stumpers.

[hova]

yeah it will hold up much better than craft store feathers , and depending on how you do it , i bet they would last for quite some time.


and they probably go past a shelf nicely as well...


great lookin bow , i dont think anyone told you yet , but your tillering skills are just fine...


-hov

[stretch2]

thanks for all the comments and stories its always good to hear of other people and there sucess. I am loving the duct tape its cheap and they look good as well.and yes they seem to hold up quite well and there are so many colors you could make them. I love trad archery!!