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Title: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 25, 2010, 10:35:00 PM
just thought i'd share some pics of a set of arrows i just finished. i've been putting off fletching these for about 2 months so i pulled my finger out and spent 5 hours yesterday putting feathers on them. another 2 hrs this morning finishing them with melted bees wax. don't ask me how many hours total it has taken me from go to woe. i don't want to know.

just looking forward to the fruits of thy labour now.

the white point in the middle i made myself. it will be a special moment when it does it's job!
the 2 points at the bottom i'm saving for a scrub bull.

the point in the bottom left is a buffalo testing survivor. i just had to reknapp the broken tip and give it a new shaft of lighter spine. it's a point that woody blackwell gave me.
the others points were given to me by bill skinner. the turkey feathers were given to me by northerncaliforniahunter. the shafts are surewoods. thank you guys.
 :notworthy:    :notworthy:    :clapper:  
these arrows have tradgang mojo!
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/IMG_1212.jpg)
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/IMG_1213.jpg)
(http://i530.photobucket.com/albums/dd349/ozyclint/IMG_1215.jpg)
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on April 25, 2010, 10:38:00 PM
nice I like'm
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Mudd on April 25, 2010, 10:52:00 PM
I can't wait to see what goes down with those stone tipped missiles. Great work ClintI

Good on you mate!

God bless,Mudd
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Horner on April 25, 2010, 10:53:00 PM
AWESOME!!!!!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: coaster500 on April 25, 2010, 10:55:00 PM
Wow Clint, those look great !!!

I would love to see the game you harvest with them  :)


 :clapper:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: eric-thor on April 25, 2010, 11:37:00 PM
hey i thought u gave up hunting?  :knothead:  
not that im trying to descourage you or anything.well if you do shoot buff with those i hope its a quartering awayand slip into the vitals behind the ribs not into the ribs . i love trad but i like modern materials.that are proven to perform.anyway please let us know how it goes we r rooting for you to suceed nomatter what what u decide.  :archer:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 26, 2010, 12:38:00 AM
i'm not going to shoot a buffalo with any of these arrows. these are for goats, pigs, deer and a scrub bull.

but i'll have to get ontop of the target panic before i go drawing back an arrow that has taken so much work to make. i'm getting better.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Benny Nganabbarru on April 26, 2010, 12:49:00 AM
:thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: eric-thor on April 26, 2010, 01:08:00 AM
good for you bro.everything worth doin ,is worth working for. we'd love to here about your victory's and advice as to how you suceed. i have no doubt you will.if you ever find you way to arizona maby for a elk hunt let me know we will shoot together.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Hooked on April 26, 2010, 01:13:00 AM
SWEEEEET!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Jerry Wald on April 26, 2010, 01:48:00 AM
Looks great how do they fly?

Jer Bear
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 26, 2010, 01:54:00 AM
i'll test them soon. they should fly good as i tuned the shafts with matching weight field points.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Jerry Wald on April 26, 2010, 02:09:00 AM
Clint we must be the only ones up....you are about 5 pm right and we are 11 pm

Cheers mate
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: tradtusker on April 26, 2010, 02:41:00 AM
those look awesome nice work clint
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 26, 2010, 04:44:00 AM
i just tested them. they fly great.
let the hunting begin!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: vtmtnman on April 26, 2010, 05:04:00 AM
Super nice work Clint. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: stickbowmaniac on April 26, 2010, 06:21:00 AM
Can't wait to see the pics of the animals you take with them.They look great.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Izzy on April 26, 2010, 06:27:00 AM
Beautiful.Is that pine pitch you stuck em on with? And is that genuine sinew? Whatever it is theyre awesome!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 26, 2010, 07:01:00 AM
yep it's pine pitch i made myself. pine resin, finely ground charcoal and manure with some beeswax to make it less brittle.
the sinew i harvested myself from a kangaroos tail. as you can imagine kangaroo tail sinew is nice and long. it's great stuff! i'm going to make a selfbow one day and the string will be sinew. i want to take a primitive deer oneday.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: reddogge on April 26, 2010, 11:22:00 AM
My goodnes man, how do you get your points to weigh all exactly alike?  How do you get your EFOC up there?  How do you get within .003" tolerance on those wood shafts?  How do you TUNE those things??????  

Just kidding, they are beautiful and my hat's off to you (I shoot wood but not primative).
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: bolong on April 26, 2010, 12:04:00 PM
Nice!!!     :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: J. Adams on April 26, 2010, 12:16:00 PM
great job   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: KAYO on April 26, 2010, 12:45:00 PM
I like it, like it!!  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Jack Skinner on April 26, 2010, 01:41:00 PM
Beauties, I wish I could use stone here in WY.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Over&Under on April 26, 2010, 01:43:00 PM
:thumbsup:    :thumbsup:

Looking forward to the pics when those do their job!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Bel007 on April 26, 2010, 01:46:00 PM
very nice
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Quickblood on April 26, 2010, 03:20:00 PM
Super looking arrows, good luck with them.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: DannyBows on April 26, 2010, 04:55:00 PM
Awesome arrows!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Killdeer on April 26, 2010, 10:04:00 PM
Stone points have done the job for ten thousand years, and the hits just keep on coming! Making those arrows is quite a meditation on hunting. Good on ya, you should be very proud indeed of your handiwork. You have a lot of good folks behind you.

Killdeer   :thumbsup:    :campfire:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ductape on April 26, 2010, 10:45:00 PM
Very Nice. love them!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Thumper Dunker on April 27, 2010, 12:16:00 AM
Awsome work ! They should get somthing for you .Go get them.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Rocks on April 27, 2010, 12:40:00 AM
Those are nice, I like 'em!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Ben Maher on April 27, 2010, 01:54:00 AM
gidddyyyuuupp!!!
Mate they are awesome ! I can feel a sambar hunt coming on...selfbow...stone points !!!
Good stuff brother !
Ben
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 27, 2010, 02:58:00 AM
i'd love to ben! is rod jenkins still coming to oz? i'm doubtfull i'll be able to make it. would love to though.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: cacciatore on April 27, 2010, 03:56:00 AM
Congrats Clinton,once again you are proofing to be talented determinated on your projects.
Your arrows look very well done.Keep us posted on their use.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Fishycatfish on April 27, 2010, 04:15:00 AM
Those are sweet lookin
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Joe G on April 27, 2010, 04:45:00 AM
those look great
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: johnis on April 27, 2010, 05:50:00 AM
Great job you done.They are a beauty and they would be very effective.
 Well done mate!!    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: MercilessMing on April 27, 2010, 06:09:00 AM
Way cool!    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:  

Good luck on hunting with 'em.
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: jbuck9 on April 27, 2010, 09:36:00 AM
No doubt in m mind they will get the job done great looking arrows and look very well made, now go for it!!!  Great job
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: StickBowManMI on April 27, 2010, 05:12:00 PM
Awesome looking arrows Clint. Hope that you enjoy using them!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: JEJ on April 28, 2010, 02:06:00 PM
Clint, those are some great looking arrows, good luck with them. After looking at what you can do making those nice arrows, if you tell me you plan to use a kangaroo tail to make a bow string, I believe you!  :clapper:
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Keefer on April 28, 2010, 08:00:00 PM
They all look great but that gray one at 2:00 oclock in your first pic grabs my eye...   ;)
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: glass76 on April 28, 2010, 09:35:00 PM
Those are some fine looking arrows. You did a great job!
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: Ground Hunter on April 28, 2010, 09:46:00 PM
All I can say is - Wow!!  H
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: overbo on April 29, 2010, 07:36:00 AM
Your arros smell like pork chops
Title: Re: finally finished a set of arrows
Post by: ozy clint on April 29, 2010, 07:55:00 AM
i hope so!  :archer2: