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Published: 2011-07-27 03:21:12 +0000 UTC; Views: 3693; Favourites: 30; Downloads: 20
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This is part of a set of six arrows matched to my guava hunting bow. They are made of teak, and although they are only 5/16", they spine around 60 pounds at 32" long. The fletchings are black and orange barred turkey feathers, 5.5" long.The nock is a simple self nock, reinforced with artificial sinew which also wraps through the feathers. The point is bedframe angle iron (1040-1060 carbon steel), cut and filed by hand, hardened and tempered, and lashed with artificial sinew.
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These arrow are beautiful. I really love the points.
Does artificial sinew shrink like real sinew as it dries?
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holy cow!! this is the best fletching, and arrow crafting ive seen yet!! how much would you sell these per piece to a young huntsman such as myself?
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Thanks! Arrows like these, I usually make in sets of six, and usually charge $115 + shipping. If you want just one, I sell them for about $22 apiece + shipping, but they are going to be un-matched if you get less than six. If you don't mind putting in a little work and considerably less capital, check out my book, The Dowel Arrow Handbook: A Pocket Resource for Building Arrows With Wooden Dowels . It's a nice little book that shows how to make arrows, and mainly goes over selecting pre-made dowel rods that can be used for arrow shafts. Either way, thanks for the comments!
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ALRIGHT!! thanks!! great stuff you have, ill look you up in the near future!!
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Very nice-looking, never thought of teak as shaft woood - it's supposed to be quite heavy, isn't it?
The narrow saw cuts in the point are a fine touch, too. Adds wickedness.
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Thank you. Teak is quite heavy, and even though it does warp from time to time (nothing a little hand straightening can't fix), it hit the higher spines without being to big, these are only about 5/16" in diameter.
The bow these are matched to also shoots port orford cedar arrows that are 23/64" in diameter (that's almost 3/8" in diameter), which I feel are not as easy to get them where I want them to go as well as the smaller shafts.
I've been using nothing but hardwoods for my arrows because they also seem to hold up better, and I get less breaks than cedar or spruce.
Yeah, those saw cuts make the whole thing look more deadly. Just my attempt to make the lashing secure without compromising strength in the point.
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Wow. Thats just amazing. I consisder myself a woodworker, but no-where near your level
How long does it take you to make one arrow?
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Thanks! Maybe it's because I've been making pens for over 7 years, but making arrow shafts aren't that difficult. I'd say the whole set took one day for the shafts, dried overnight, and another day for the nocks and fletchings, dried overnight, and a third day for the points and lashings, and letting them dry again. So all in all, I'd say 3-4 days with all that drying time. For one arrow, if I push the dying or do it all at once, probably a good afternoon's worth of time. Not so hard making them, it's tuning them to my bow that takes forever and a day.
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