One tough arrow

[reddogge]

I made this arrow about 1 1/2 years ago, a cedar arrow made from shafts I had lying around for about 25 years, one of 23. It was fitted with a field point and shot almost every day.
 

Last spring I took a huge gouge out of it and scarfed a piece of cedar into the gouge and it shot another year with the piece added. Most told me to scrap the arrow and don't shoot it.
 

A hunk of cock feather is missing but it continued to shoot well until last week and I had a glancing blow on a log which finally killed it and relegated it to the dead arrow display.
   

Who says cedar is not tough? We don't need no stinking carbons.

[mcgroundstalker]

I say... Put that arrow on the wall where it belongs! It sure earned a place in your heart.

... mike ...

[jimmerc]

I love my cedars, I have a couple that are 5 or 6 years old and keep on going!!  

[Justin Falon]

thank you for taking care of the anti's!!!!!!!!

Very good point made here about carbon arrows.  To much technology IMHO!

[Eugene Slagle]

Like ya said, One Tough Arrow.

Man if I can make any of my arrows last like that one I'd have it made.

[ron w]

I have a couple of stumpers that have rubber blunts on them. Those few arrows were bought in 1996 when I got my first custom longbow a "Green Mountain Catamount". I still carry them and shoot them at select targets when stump'n. I they were made by a fella by the name of John Kaufman from down near Newark Valley N.Y. Tough to beat cedar!!!! It even smells good!!!

[Killdeer]

Can't you shoot some superglue in there and give it a sinew wrap? That arrow is just about trained.

Killdeer   :D

[Overspined]

glancing blows will kill an arrow, but if you split the back I have done just that killdeer! Just glue and wrap it up, re-nock it and good to go.

[Islandlongbow]

An arrow that good you don't break all at one time!  :D  

Jerry

[JPNTN]

Must have been what they did to arrows back in the Depression     - Reminds me of how Dad would always bend his nails back straight. JP