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Title: My first wood arrows
Post by: JakeD on July 19, 2016, 08:31:00 PM: Hello everyone. So late last year sometime I decided that I wanted to look into traditional bowhunting and I found this site. With some help from members on here I got my first bow and decided that this was the kind of hunting I really wanted to do.

I knew that if I was to get serious about hunting with a recurve that I wanted a black widow and wood arrows. Just something about the beauty of wood that I love. So I ordered a new pch v. Its 56" and 52 @ 28. I got it a couple weeks back and have been shooting a ton with it.

With some much needed help, I decided to start building some arrows. Pat (Tater) helped me a ton in selection and even tapered the arrows for me. He has also given me a lot of helpful advice along the way. He definitely made the process a lot easier and faster for me. This site seems to be full of great people and never ceases to amaze me. Thanks for all the help you have given me Pat. I truly appreciate it.

So anyways, here is my bow and the new arrows that I have been working on for it. They aren't professional, but I'm happy how they turned out for my first time.

(http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy334/riverbankoutdoors/arrows_zpshnxoz2yw.jpg) (http://s805.photobucket.com/user/riverbankoutdoors/media/arrows_zpshnxoz2yw.jpg.html)

Sorry about the sideways pic.
Title: Re: My first wood arrows
Post by: ranger 3 on July 19, 2016, 08:38:00 PM: I think they are very nice
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Post by: grouseshooter002 on July 19, 2016, 08:52:00 PM: Jake,
You can bet the deer won't know the difference. Very nicely done.

Regards,
Grouse
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Post by: newhouse114 on July 19, 2016, 08:58:00 PM: I make my living as an artist but I just can't justify the time and energy needed to shoot works of art. Particularly the way I go through arrows! The cresting is beautiful but it doesn't make the arrow fly any straighter. This is just my personal style. I do drool over some of the custom woodies out there.
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Post by: The Whittler on July 19, 2016, 08:58:00 PM: Don't sell yourself short they look as good as any pro. arrow maker can do.
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Post by: Pointer on July 19, 2016, 09:15:00 PM: Nice work
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Post by: goingoldskool on July 19, 2016, 09:22:00 PM: Nice looking rig!

Well done.

Good luck, shoot straight and God Bless,

Rodd
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Post by: Sixgun on July 19, 2016, 09:29:00 PM: Nice work! Shoot those with pride.

Ray
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Post by: Pine on July 19, 2016, 09:39:00 PM: Sure look a lot better than my first arrows .
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Post by: Homey88 on July 19, 2016, 09:45:00 PM: Wow! Very nice! Love the banana fletch! Great job!
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Post by: Shadowhnter on July 19, 2016, 10:23:00 PM: They are much prettier then mine, and I been doing my own for years. You should be proud. It will be cool sliding one of them you made through a rib cage, right?

Im like some of the others, I just dont care to spend time making art. I make arrows, so I can shoot them into bone and flesh,targets,each other, and rocks and trees now and again. For the most part, im the only one who is looking at them.
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Post by: Matty on July 19, 2016, 11:05:00 PM: Hey those are awesome! Nice work. And Pat is a great guy. We sure miss him over this way!
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Post by: monterey on July 19, 2016, 11:08:00 PM: I used to build mine very plain. A seal coat, Fletch em and shoot em. Nowadays I have more time and dress them up a bit. None of mine looked better than yours.

I too like your Fletch profile. Did you purchase that shape or cut or burn them.
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Post by: Tim in Wa. on July 19, 2016, 11:18:00 PM: Those arrows look great.I'm getting started rolling my own as well.I'm using fir what are you using?
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Post by: JakeD on July 19, 2016, 11:48:00 PM: Thanks for the kind words everybody. I cut these myself with a chopper. The feathers came from turkeys that my family and I killed this spring. The shafts were Sitka spruce with a dark walnut stain. I can't wait to shoot them. I'm going to try out my grizzlies on them this week to see how they fly.
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Post by: Burly on July 20, 2016, 08:21:00 AM: They look great to me. You should of seen some of the things I created. I just don't have the patience to do things like that.
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Post by: Roy from Pa on July 20, 2016, 08:26:00 AM: Very nice work..
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Post by: wooddamon1 on July 20, 2016, 11:07:00 AM: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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Post by: bear bowman on July 20, 2016, 03:23:00 PM: They look great!
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Post by: Captain*Kirk on July 20, 2016, 04:19:00 PM: What do you mean "they don't look professional"? They look great to me!
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Post by: Don Stokes on July 20, 2016, 06:51:00 PM: I've been doing this a long time, and I make arrows pretty much like that. A simple crest to personalize them, and I like some cresting under the fletching too. Arrows are ammunition, so I don't like to invest too much time in the outward appearance. I spend my time making sure they're perfectly matched for my bow in spine.
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Post by: fmscan on July 20, 2016, 06:57:00 PM: VERY WELL DONE! I love them...
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Post by: MEsquivel on July 20, 2016, 11:51:00 PM: Life is too short to shoot ugly arrows.... I agree.
Well done..
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Post by: Don Stokes on July 21, 2016, 05:01:00 PM: I've never seen an ugly arrow... They're all beautiful!
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Post by: CoachBGriff on July 21, 2016, 05:54:00 PM: Very nice! I just got a PCH too; they are sweet!

Congrats and good work!
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Post by: IndaTimber on July 21, 2016, 07:17:00 PM: Nice job!! Much cleaner than my first, and a few after come to think about it.
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Post by: J. Holden on July 21, 2016, 07:42:00 PM: Those are much prettier than my first set. Welcome btw to TradGang. There are a ton of great people here.

Jeremy :coffee:
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Post by: Lady Frost on July 22, 2016, 07:10:00 AM: They look great with your bow. Nice job.
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Post by: ron w on July 22, 2016, 09:58:00 PM: Well done, :thumbsup: can't ask for a better mentor than Tater, he's one of the good guys. Best of luck this fall!!