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Title: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: longbowman on October 06, 2010, 10:38:00 AM
My son started making his own gear awhile back and this year he's made up these arrows for hunting.  I thought you all would appreciate them.
 
   (http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p314/longbowman_bucket/arrow2.jpg)
  (http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p314/longbowman_bucket/Arrow1.jpg)
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: RonD on October 06, 2010, 10:59:00 AM
Frank, from what I can see they look great. Can you enlarge the photos so we can get a better view? Did he knap his own primitive heads? If he did he is an extremely talented young man.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: bornagainbowhunter on October 06, 2010, 11:14:00 AM
those are nice.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: longbowman on October 06, 2010, 11:25:00 AM
I'll try with the pictures but yes, he does all of his own knapping.  He builds bows but he says until he builds one that can shoot like his 80# Hill Wesley he won't hunt with it.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: GWC on October 06, 2010, 11:18:00 PM
he does a great job,id love to do that myself.i collect indian artifacts.iv even thought of taking one of my sharp points iv found and putting it on an arrow for hunting.think it would be kinda cool to kill a deer with a point that was used by an indian to hunt deer also.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: Friend on October 07, 2010, 09:29:00 AM
Impressive!
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: longbowman on October 07, 2010, 10:00:00 AM
I managed to enlarge the pictures.  The arrow on the left is made from Dogwood and spines out at 82#.  The others are hickory.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: Bjorn on October 07, 2010, 01:42:00 PM
Wow! Amazing work!   :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:    :thumbsup:
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: wbyrd on October 07, 2010, 02:01:00 PM
Those look really good! Very impressive.
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: longbowman on October 07, 2010, 02:04:00 PM
He does do great work.  The nocks are "self" nocks made with a method he came up with that makes them a slight snap on.  I fI can get a close up of them it's amazing because you swear they are plastic just to look at them.  Thanks for the kind words, I'm rather partial to the guy!
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: flatlander37 on October 07, 2010, 02:05:00 PM
Very cool!
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: jonathan creason on October 07, 2010, 09:15:00 PM
Those are awesome!  Did he split the arrows and plane them, or use a doweler?
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: lpcjon2 on October 07, 2010, 09:21:00 PM
They are incredible!
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: Bigkid on October 07, 2010, 10:06:00 PM
Nice looking Arrows,
Please post pics of the self nocks when you get a chance
Title: Re: My Son's Hunting Arrows (New Pics)
Post by: Doug in MN on October 07, 2010, 10:16:00 PM
Very Nice WOW !!

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