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Author Topic: Spring Season Arrows Finished  (Read 751 times)

Offline 4est trekker

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Spring Season Arrows Finished
« on: February 07, 2010, 04:52:00 PM »
I made this matched set using poplar dowels from Home Depot, natural LW primary turkey feathers, and a homemade spine tester, grinder, and chopper.  I footed them with brass tubing (90 grains each).  Matched to within 3 pounds and 10 grains of each other.  They shoot infinitely better than my homemade tools look!

 

 

 


Here's the homemade feather grinder:

 

 

 


The spine tester with my highly-advanced 2 lb weight:

 


And my ugly-as-sin 5" 'nanner chopper:

 
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Offline wv lungbuster

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #1 on: February 07, 2010, 05:02:00 PM »
Great job on the tools and arrows.
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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2010, 05:02:00 PM »
Dang! Those are some fine looking arrows. Always wanted to try that banana cut feather style. Congrats on some fine shafts.   :thumbsup:    :clapper:
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Offline Izzy

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2010, 05:05:00 PM »
That to me is what traditional is all about.
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Online Rob DiStefano

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2010, 05:13:00 PM »
EXCELLENT!!!    :clapper:
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Offline glass76

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2010, 05:29:00 PM »
You did a good job, on the arrows and the homeade tools.
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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2010, 05:30:00 PM »
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Originally posted by Izzy:
That to me is what traditional is all about.
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Offline bentpole

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2010, 05:34:00 PM »
:thumbsup:  Lookin' Good!
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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2010, 05:38:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :cool:
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Offline Chris Shelton

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2010, 05:44:00 PM »
Love the homeade feather chopper.  That thing is great.
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Offline Shakes.602

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2010, 05:47:00 PM »
UGLY is GOOD!!  :thumbsup:    What was it those t-Shirts Used to Say?  "Go UGLY EARLY",  You Betcha!! Chrome Dont Get Ya Home Either!! Great Job on Your Tools, AND  those Fine Looking Arrows!!  :archer:
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Offline JRY309

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #11 on: February 07, 2010, 05:49:00 PM »
Well done,great job on everything!
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Offline JEFF B

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #12 on: February 07, 2010, 05:55:00 PM »
awesome job! btw is that moonshine in the jar? it looks like ya drank a bit to get the right weight  :biglaugh:    :biglaugh:
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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #13 on: February 07, 2010, 06:21:00 PM »
Curt haw did you make that spine tester,How did you get the weight graph set up?Oh and the shafts are great!
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Offline chad graham

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #14 on: February 07, 2010, 08:00:00 PM »
great job all of that is awesome from the tools to the finished arrows!
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Offline blazelefty7

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #15 on: February 07, 2010, 08:42:00 PM »
Some real ingenuity there on making those tools.  Also didn't know home improvement stores carried poplar dowel rods...I'll have to look around.
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Offline Al Kidner

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #16 on: February 07, 2010, 10:33:00 PM »
Very well done my friend, very well done!


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Offline Kenneth

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #17 on: February 07, 2010, 10:38:00 PM »
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :notworthy:    :notworthy:    That is just plain awesome!!!  Great job!!!!
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Offline DesertDude

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #18 on: February 07, 2010, 10:39:00 PM »
Great Job....
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Offline coaster500

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Re: Spring Season Arrows Finished
« Reply #19 on: February 07, 2010, 10:50:00 PM »
Wow !! Those are some long brass footings. I use brass to foot my carbons but not so long. How much spine did you gain?

Great looking arrows!!
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