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Title: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 26, 2023, 12:48:27 PM
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Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 26, 2023, 12:52:29 PM
I had some arrow wraps that I ordered too long,and cut them down. I thought about putting the extra piece on the way I have it in the picture just for looks. I think they look pretty good,what do you think?
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: supernaut on April 26, 2023, 01:18:58 PM
I think it looks good and might make it easier to spot in case of that pesky errant arrow.


I'm a fan of arrow wraps. These are reflective with a little extra red  :archer:
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 26, 2023, 01:54:00 PM
Yeah that red looks really nice.

I started using them for aluminum because I had mixed results with them falling off without them. They hold really well with the wraps.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on April 26, 2023, 05:15:07 PM
Nice Rick.... Joe Tilford started putting a short piece on the very front of his night arrows in case its sticking up.  Yes, reflective and of course Onestringer.

All the wraps I have been using on all my arrows for a decade are reflective, and now my night arrows all use lit Glory Nocks. Those nocks have lead to two dead javalina that Joe shot in the last two years.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: smokin joe on April 27, 2023, 10:09:50 AM
Here is a look at the small reflective wraps from Onestringer that I use behind the broadhead for night hunting and late afternoon. They are 2”” long. I had a small crest added to these, but I think my next batch will be just plain reflective.

Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 27, 2023, 10:12:25 AM
That's a good idea Terry. I've got so many regular white ones,but will try those next. I  might go buy some material my  wife has a machine called a Cricket,they look like they would be easy to make,but I'm really liking the look of the double. I should've known I wasn't the first to come up with them. :knothead:
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 27, 2023, 10:13:41 AM
You must have posted at the same time as me Joe. I didn't realize yours were up at the tip. If you practice with those does it mess up the wrap or do you just hunt with those?
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on April 27, 2023, 10:37:44 AM
Oh, and not only are the nocks great, as we have also found broke arrows ahead that let us skip ahead to the blood trail.  However, lit nock or not, the reflective wraps have done the same over the years by shining a flashlight ahead on a semi perimeter while trailing.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: smokin joe on April 27, 2023, 10:44:24 AM
Onestringer has a thing they call "double dogs" that is a thin protective cover over the wrap to protect it. You have to order it as part of your reflective wrap if you want it.

That being said, I tune until my broadhead arrows and my field point arrows shoot exactly the same, so I don't have to worry about tearing up my hunting arrows too much. Anything on my field-point/practice arrows can get torn up and ugly until I have to replace it, and I don't care much. The tune of the arrow and matching the practice arrows to the hunting arrows is what matters most to me.

Terry mentioned that I use Glory Nocks. I use them on all of my hunting arrows now. Ones that have a dead battery go on the arrows I use for bare shaft tuning. That works really well.

I think Glory Nocks are outstanding. I tested a lot of brands. including some that are hideously expensive. I settled on Glory Nocks for reliability, toughness, value, visibility, and ease of use.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Russell Southerland on April 28, 2023, 09:02:12 AM
I love the Onestringer wraps!!!  They have been a Sponsor here forever, and can help you with the width you need for your arrows. There are also other colors besides white that are reflective.

https://onestringer.com/
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: rustyspike on April 28, 2023, 10:32:15 AM
I used arrow wraps and dip tubes. My dip tubes got thrown out by mistake. I was pretty pissed off :)

Use spray paint now. Spray the color then clear coat. Need to do a couple of coats. Works great.

Rich K.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 28, 2023, 11:19:43 AM
That's interesting Rich. I tried that once on some carbons when I first started making them,and they looked great. They kept falling off,but I didn't know the part about the clear coat. I might give them a try,but it seems easier and probably cheaper with the wraps.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: rustyspike on April 28, 2023, 12:10:14 PM
Alex,

I Never tried to spray paint carbon. Just Wood and Aluminum I don't see way it would not work on clean surface.

Rich K.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on April 28, 2023, 12:13:47 PM
Gottcha I tried it on carbon,they looked great but wouldn't hold very well.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 02, 2023, 08:24:27 AM
Rick, did you clean the wrap area before applying the wraps?  I have wraps on all my arrows, from Onestringer, and I don't have that problem. I do use Super Glue gel along the seams below the fletching as I glue one of my feathers ON the seam.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on May 02, 2023, 08:35:10 AM
He was talking about paint Terry. I did that when I first got back into making arrows. I had never seen carbon before,and painted them. That's when they were falling off. The wraps hold like crazy.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: ozarkcherrybow1 on May 02, 2023, 08:54:56 AM
Here is a set I just made for the wife using one stringer wraps
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Alexander Traditional on May 02, 2023, 09:21:58 AM
Those are great Ozark. I have a few old ones that I did with those wraps. I have the ones like you have,but also have some orange ones with the same pattern.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 02, 2023, 09:31:03 AM
Sorry Rick, my bad.  :knothead:
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: doubleo on May 02, 2023, 10:15:15 AM
Ozark those look cool! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Smguinnip on May 05, 2023, 08:56:19 PM
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Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: charles m on May 06, 2023, 02:26:02 PM
Onestringer is where it's at, Ya know what I mean Vern!
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: M60gunner on May 06, 2023, 03:20:19 PM
I buy my custom wraps for wife and me from Onestringer. I like to buy in quantity to get a break. That can be an issue if the unused wraps sit around for more than a couple years. I had the edge come up on a set. To solve this problem I wipe on a thin coat of waterbased polycrilic with a foam brush. Actually I got into this habit cresting the plain wraps I bought from them. Protection of the cresting. Since doing this, about 10 years) never had any wrap edges come up. Either Bohning or Saunders NPV or super glue works for fletching .
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: ozarkcherrybow1 on May 06, 2023, 03:37:30 PM
Here is a few more. How many of you remember the “Trad Gang” wraps?
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 06, 2023, 05:07:02 PM
 ozarkcherrybow1,

Yes I remember those.... from long ago.  I have Tradgang reflective wraps on all my arrows now.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: goingoldskool on May 08, 2023, 06:28:21 PM
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Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: stagetek on May 08, 2023, 07:27:51 PM
I've been using wraps for many years. Nice clean look, and so easy to apply. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Kirkll on May 08, 2023, 07:52:42 PM
The nice part about wraps over carbon shafts besides looks and visibility is that your Fletching stays put... Fletching right on carbon has resulted in feathers popping loose occasionally... NEVER have that problem using CA on vinyl wraps. It literally welds the fletch to the wrap... :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 08, 2023, 07:59:03 PM
Ah, The Cheetah Wraps. Those are really cool looking.

Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: goingoldskool on May 09, 2023, 03:20:35 PM
Quote from: Terry Green on May 08, 2023, 07:59:03 PM
Ah, The Cheetah Wraps. Those are really cool looking.


Yep, still have a few left and I LIKE them!
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 09, 2023, 05:36:49 PM
And the Cheetah is reflective!
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Terry Green on May 09, 2023, 05:48:24 PM
And the Cheetah is reflective!
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: M60gunner on May 09, 2023, 07:01:51 PM
These are the “new” AO shafts with wraps I crested. Maybe a bit “busy” for me but goin show them off to the folks at the club.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: Burnsie on May 11, 2023, 12:51:53 PM
Quote from: M60gunner on May 09, 2023, 07:01:51 PM
These are the “new” AO shafts with wraps I crested. Maybe a bit “busy” for me but goin show them off to the folks at the club.

So, do you apply cresting paint right over the vinyl wrap material?
Those look great.
Title: Re: Arrow Wrap Looks
Post by: M60gunner on May 11, 2023, 01:32:55 PM
Yes, I currently use Tamiya Arcylic model paints to crest. I have used Bohning Fletch Laq as well. Also Testors model paints although I didn’t like how they flowed out. It’s bone dry here and the paint was drying as fast as I was applying.