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Title: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: dhaverstick on August 11, 2020, 07:44:13 AM
Over the weekend, I finished my arrows for the upcoming season. I ordered a dozen mahogany shafts from Kevin Forrester and he threw in four aspen shafts for me to try out.

Here they are with the nock and point tapers on them.
(https://i.imgur.com/oHfvgtl.jpg)

I then spent a few days flame cresting them.
(https://i.imgur.com/laZjbRu.jpg)

I love the grain of the mahogany so I used a light stain to bring it out.
(https://i.imgur.com/AyrCPdq.jpg)

Then the fun part began, painting the shafts. I used to do this myself but my wife had so much fun helping me last year that I let her do it all this year. She did a phenomenal job!
(https://i.imgur.com/KDAjO7j.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XmaXgqC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/I8qbIvZ.jpg)

It took a few more days, and several coats of polyurethane, to get them sealed to my satisfaction.
(https://i.imgur.com/PTosN6q.jpg)

Then another couple days fletching them.
(https://i.imgur.com/LGine4T.jpg)

And now I have the finished product. 190 grain field points and 190 grain Meathead broadheads. The average arrow weight is around 660 grains. Come on September 15th!
(https://i.imgur.com/IAKhIOH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/PZ37T8F.jpg)

Darren
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: J. Cook on August 11, 2020, 08:00:52 AM
Always a cool thread.  That's a unique and very cool design you come up with each time.  Now we'll look forward to the success threads that always follow...

Good luck this season!
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Sam McMichael on August 11, 2020, 08:43:25 AM
 I like the designs you put on them. That much art work would be lost on me. They would get lost or broken pretty quick.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Cory Mattson on August 11, 2020, 08:43:53 AM
Beautiful!
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Wudstix on August 11, 2020, 09:18:53 AM
Definitely unique.
 :campfire:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Alexander Traditional on August 11, 2020, 09:25:23 AM
Very cool!
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: The Whittler on August 11, 2020, 09:41:42 AM
The deer will be lining up to be shot with such gorgeous arrows. Well done to both of you.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: smokin joe on August 11, 2020, 09:44:22 AM
Great looking arrows.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Jon Stewart on August 11, 2020, 09:46:33 AM
Great looking sticks.  I can imagine a stone point on the end of one.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Pine on August 11, 2020, 10:19:56 AM
Very nice.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Bowguy67 on August 11, 2020, 11:01:57 AM
Really cool
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: fmscan on August 11, 2020, 02:12:41 PM
Just stunning! You are an artist...
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: JAH518 on August 11, 2020, 02:44:46 PM
VERY COOL!!!!! :clapper:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: durp on August 11, 2020, 07:24:35 PM
Have to agree with the to purely to shoot and I'd lose and break them "But" like my wife said Ya get to make more that way... :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: ron w on August 11, 2020, 07:35:30 PM
Wow, I really like them, real unique :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Friend on August 11, 2020, 09:37:00 PM
Often in nature, exorbitant beauty is actually a warning sign for enhanced lethality.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: TIM B on August 12, 2020, 09:24:07 AM
Always a treat to see your work!
Tim B
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: DannyBows on August 12, 2020, 10:57:30 AM
Nice work! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Duker on August 13, 2020, 06:11:19 PM
SWEEEET :archer2:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: abbatoys on August 13, 2020, 07:05:39 PM
Very cool arrows
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Captain*Kirk on August 13, 2020, 09:48:22 PM
All I got is... :clapper: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Steelhead on August 13, 2020, 11:36:41 PM
Those have some serious MoJo.

No way you can miss!

Your making me want to build some woodies.Been awhile since I made a dozen.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Fletcher on August 15, 2020, 10:11:47 PM
Very nice, Darren!  Those are really cool!
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Hud on August 15, 2020, 10:56:47 PM
Great looking arrows, and your wife did a terrific job. Congratulations
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Tim Reese on August 17, 2020, 06:30:44 AM
And I was so proud of mine I just made and now I don’t feel so proud!! Lol. Looks awesome!! Nice job.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Sam McMichael on August 17, 2020, 07:30:21 PM
Tim, you should still feel proud of your arrows. Any nice arrows should be a source of pride. The thing is, Darren does some really cool art work on his, which makes them really attractive.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Horsey on August 20, 2020, 08:37:01 AM
Really cool. Darren.  Extremely unique.  Great work.

--Mike
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: dhaverstick on August 20, 2020, 10:21:15 AM
Quote from: Horsey on August 20, 2020, 08:37:01 AM
Really cool. Darren.  Extremely unique.  Great work.

--Mike

They shoot well out of my Destiny too!

Darren
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Bart S on August 28, 2020, 09:38:40 AM
Very nice! :archer2:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: GCook on August 28, 2020, 10:34:04 AM
A lot of effort and care put into those shafts.  Very nice indeed.
May they fly true and straight for you and the blood trails be short and profuse.
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: BAK on August 28, 2020, 10:43:50 AM
How fun... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Orion on August 28, 2020, 11:40:05 AM
I usually don't think arrows are too pretty to shoot, but I dunno.  Certainly unique and beautiful.   :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Tim Reese on September 03, 2020, 07:45:14 PM
I made these 2 sets of cedars this summer. Just finished the red ones.