I just finished these this morning and shot them a few practice rounds.
These are my first wooden arrows and first to crest.
Previously used aluminum.
I think they turned our well. The crester I made didn't work right, so I had to turn them by hand!!! Got to get a different motor.
Anyway, they were 3/8 poplar dowels. I made a jig to spin them in a sanding block so that I could reduce them to correct spine. They are spined the same as my aluminum, only 2 inches longer. On the average they weigh just under 600 gr fully dressed. The additional weight over the aluminums didn't seem to make much if any difference in trajectory. What I did notice was that my bow was much quieter, and there was significant more penetration on my deer target. Next time I may use different nocks. These pinched too much, and I had to use a fingernail file to open them up a little more.
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Oh yea, I learned a few things in the process, maybe several things. Mostly, they would have come out a little better had I used more than one coat of paint. I really like the way the stain turned out though. I just used what I had; black walnut and honey pine. Too dark and too light respectively, so I mixed and tried on scraps and like what turned out. I have some 145 gr Ace heads I'll put on them just before opening day.
Those are real nice Bud, great job!! Is that a lynx pelt?? sure is pretty!! Jim
NICE!!!! :thumbsup:
Not a lynx, his smaller cousin bob.
Very nice! Hap
Beautiful work.
nice job. :thumbsup:
Very nice Pastor. :thumbsup: Traditional Bows love solid wood arrows! :archer: The only arrows I shoot out of my Widow PL are Woodies. My arrows are simular to yours except instead of yellow I shoot chartruese barred cock and 2 solid hens. I learned over the years the brighter the easier to see on the way to your target. Get them bloody! :goldtooth: