Home Depot Garden Stake/Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long (Pic Heavy!)

[tenbrook]

Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Now I'm going to show you how to attach Glue-On Broadheads and Glue-On Nocks.

 

First drill the front of the shaft (point end, fat end) with a 1/4" drill bit a little over 3" deep.  The shaft will want to split so go slow.

 

Next cut a 3" peice of 1/4" hardwood dowel.

 

Squeeze in some Gorilla Glue.  I like Gorilla Glue because it fills the gaps. Any glue will do. Then I wet my 3" piece of 1/4" dowel (Gorilla Glue likes one side wet) and insert it in the shaft.

 

 

 

[tenbrook]

Now lets do the same thing on the nock end.

 

Drill the back of the shaft (nock end, skinny end) with a 3/16" drill bit a little over 2" deep.  The shaft will want to split so go slow.

 

Next cut a 2" peice of 3/16" hardwood dowel.

 

Squeeze in some Gorilla Glue.  I like Gorilla Glue because it fills the gaps. Any glue will do. Then I wet my 2" piece of 3/16" dowel (Gorilla Glue likes one side wet) and insert it in the shaft.

 

 

 

[tenbrook]

Once the glue is dry we can taper the ends and glue on the Point and Nock.

 

Use a taper tool on the Point and nock end.

 

 

Clean up both ends with some sandpaper.

 

 

[tenbrook]

Once tapered you can mount either a Field Point or a Broadhead.  I'm going to mount a Broadhead.

 

Place the broadhead on the stove and let it heat up.

 

While the Broadhead is heating up melt a little Hot Melt Glue on the tip of your shaft.

 

Next use plyers or an oven mit to pick up your hot Broadhead.  Place Broadhead on the tip with Hot Melt Glue and spin it until it gets a nice fit.  Once it feels like its on there centered put it under cold water to cool the Broadhead and set the glue.

 

Finished.

 

[tenbrook]

Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

I'm not done yet.

I'm going to be making some Bone Arrowheads from a Cow Femur.

Stay tuned.......

[Bel007]

Awsome.  Classic!

[pacopperhead]

       

Thanks-- that was great! What's the total weight of the completed shaft w/ BH?

[wood carver 2]

Thank you for an excellent and informative build along. This is the one that's gonna get me building my own arrows.
Dave.  

[nightowl1]

Great stuff here. I got me wanting to do the same!

[Bernie B.]

Boy, you really have made a great "follow-along".  Excellent pictures and descriptions of everything you are doing.  Thanks for sharing this build-along.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

[Cyclic-Rivers]

what a great Resopurce.

Thank you for taking the time to document it and share with us.          

[DannyBows]

Thanks for taking the time to post this for us. I recently got a dozen Bamboo shafts and am getting ready to start on them. This info is excellent!    

[Bjorn]

Way cool!!      

[Gatekeeper]

This is a great thread, very informative. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.  

[Steve Kendrot]

Fantastic. I've made bows but not had much interest in making arrows (other than fletching commercial shafts) but you make this look FUN!. May give it a try. Definately a worthy candidate for archiving in the how to forum. Look forward to the broadhead addition. Thanks for taking the time.

[jamesh76]

That is pretty neat. It is definately worth of being bookmarked to the favorites

[amicus]

Thats was awesome. Thanks

Gilbert

[TxAg]

Cool!!!

[nomad]

Awesome i'm gonna give it a try