Sawblades & Cedars

[Flatstick]

Have you ever done something and then it hits you,,,”Why did I do that ?” That is what happened while I was making this set of  hunting arrows. Normally after I cut the self nocks and slots for the trade points, I stain them and then sinew wrap the trade points directly to the raw unsealed wood or cane. For some unknown reason I went directly from applying the stain to putting on the first coat of Tru-Oil to seal the shafts. Now what am I going to do? I asked myself . I’m afraid the sinew and hide glue wrappings would not adhere and be strong enough with the sealer under the sinew, I had to do something different.
   In my archery box next to the stains I keep my Dacron bowstring material. Problem solved ! Wrap the points with Dacron and coat with epoxy. This was definitely faster than sinew wrapping would have been and so far they have held up to some practicing shots. But I do believe I will have to give them another coat or two of epoxy before hunting with them. The Dacron is showing some fraying after multiple shots into a foam target but the trade points have not budged so hunting arrows they are. Here’s some pics to share.
 
 
 
 
 

[Anaconda12]

Those look good!  BTW, what tool do you use to cut the points out od the blades with?

[Flatstick]

Thanks Anaconda, I use a small air grinder with a cut off wheel to cut them out and then bevel the edges on a belt sander.

[frassettor]

You do beautiful work. very nice looking arrows..WOW    Those arrows really are a work of art..

[Izzy]

Wow!!! Tell me about those fletches!Did you mark them up yourself? Super set of arrows there.

[JEFF B]

they look real cool nice work indeed  

[Hill Hunter]

very nice indeed

[Benjy]

Good looking arrows! I like the fletching design and color.

[Flatstick]

Izzy,,,yes I do mark the fletchings myself. I use a Q-tip and Frebrings leather dye. Very easy to do, just dip the Q-tip and then drag it along the edge of the feather, it will "bleed" into the quills. Then juat dab here and there to get a "barred feather" look. They really look better after they have been shot awhile or been rained on while hunting, this gives them a more faded natural look. But they look best after passing through a rib cage   .

[Mike Vines]

What do you cut your heads out of?  How thick of stock, and how much do they weigh?

[Fletcher]

Check that saw blade in the last picture.  Pretty cool.

[Cody Roiter]

WOW.... Nice work

[texas woody]

awsome work

[thunder1]

that's pretty cool

[mcgroundstalker]

Gotta tell ya... Some people have great skill! You are one of 'em!  

... mike ...

[Dave Bowers]

Those are some beauties  

[Shinken]

That is some EXCELLENT arrow and broadhead building Flattick!

Takin' some game with one of those would be nothing less than awesome....

Have a great 2010 huntin' season!

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Eric Sprick]

Very slick!  Talented.

[Guru]

Wow, Very nice    

[Shaun]

Very well done! Dead deer walking.