Author Topic: Wanted to show off my first attempt at wood arrows (Read 849 times)

WJackson11x · « **on:** March 07, 2012, 09:54:00 PM »

I bought a 100 pack of 5/16" birch wood dowels following the thread in the How-to. I stained them using a dark walnut and put on 4 coats of wipe-on Poly. They came out to around 30" OAL with 125 gr tips. They weigh around 575-580 grains. I'm shooting them out of my 45# Grizzly and they shoot great! They weigh about 60 grains more than the 2016's I was shooting. I do notice a little more arrow drop, but the bow is much quieter. I used a drill for the homemade Sharpie cresting. What do you guys think? I'm liking them a lot. They're not perfect by any means, but they shoot good.

Thanks to the How-to section, they turned out pretty good for some cheap arrows.

JJB · « **Reply #1 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:00:00 PM »

Nice looking arrows, good work!
-Jay

Bishop · « **Reply #2 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:01:00 PM »

I think they look good.

flippnsticks · « **Reply #3 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:08:00 PM »

NICE!!

eminart · « **Reply #4 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:12:00 PM »

I like those a lot. Love the colors.

luvnlongbow · « **Reply #5 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:19:00 PM »

I wish my first arrows looked that good. Wonderful job.

Longbow917 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:22:00 PM »

Very nice! That stain looks sweet!

Redfeathers · « **Reply #7 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:24:00 PM »

Those are nice!!! I like your color combo as well, good job

WJackson11x · « **Reply #8 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:34:00 PM »

Thanks for all of the compliments. Woodies are so much more work than aluminums or carbons....but they sure are worth the work and time. I can't wait to take a critter with one of them. I've got some broadheads on the way. I love this site.

Arrowest · « **Reply #9 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:37:00 PM »

Nice looking arrows, I like them all, especially the centre one without the stain under the fletch.

doug77 · « **Reply #10 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:39:00 PM »

You did real good.

doug77

WJackson11x · « **Reply #11 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:41:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Arrowest:
Nice looking arrows, I like them all, especially the centre one without the stain under the fletch.

Yeah, I made a couple of those to see which I liked the best. I also like the two tone arrows better.

JohnnyWayne · « **Reply #12 on:** March 07, 2012, 10:59:00 PM »

Nicely done

grayfeather · « **Reply #13 on:** March 07, 2012, 11:35:00 PM »

very nice !

legends1 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 07, 2012, 11:36:00 PM »

Very nice,wouldnt have guessed they were your first.

Dodger · « **Reply #15 on:** March 07, 2012, 11:43:00 PM »

Those are really nice and quite similar to the first dozen I made a few months ago. My cresting is a bit naff though as I did it by hand.

Here's what I used to make them.

rdoggsilva · « **Reply #16 on:** March 08, 2012, 01:27:00 AM »

They really look good, like the color of those shifts.

helo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 08, 2012, 01:40:00 AM »

Good looking arrows. Half the fun and lure of wood is working with them. Good job.

Thumper Dunker · « **Reply #18 on:** March 08, 2012, 02:30:00 AM »

Great job. They look real nice.

JV Rooster · « **Reply #19 on:** March 08, 2012, 06:56:00 AM »

Very nice looking set of arrows!


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