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Title: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Eugene Slagle on May 16, 2011, 05:49:00 AM
Hello this is my first time capping & a little cresting with paint & like your opinions on how I did.

The main color is a very light Pink Krylon to help me find my lost arrows when they don't know where the target is & the crest line is maroon Testors along with my always nock ring "as I call it" I crested them by hand instead of using a bench & machine.

(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/Raider2000Va/2011-05-15_21-33-16_75.jpg)
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/Raider2000Va/2011-05-15_21-33-06_112.jpg)
(http://i663.photobucket.com/albums/uu354/Raider2000Va/2011-05-15_21-32-48_971.jpg)
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Bud B. on May 16, 2011, 06:03:00 AM
Looking good Eugene!!

Nice case. Where did you get it?
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: macksdad on May 16, 2011, 06:11:00 AM
Good Job Eugene they look very nice!
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Pops on May 16, 2011, 06:49:00 AM
That will work good luck  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Eugene Slagle on May 16, 2011, 07:16:00 AM
Bud B; the case is actually a MTM Arrow Plus case that I modified for my T/D Recurve.
Got the idea from another Trad Ganger "forgive me I forgot his name" & just changed a few areas to suit the Recurve limbs.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: East Coast archer on May 16, 2011, 07:55:00 AM
Eugene,

Nice arrows and the case is a great idea for a travelling man.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: rolltidehunter on May 16, 2011, 10:31:00 AM
those look real good.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Hot Hap on May 16, 2011, 01:09:00 PM
Very nice-Hap
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Recurve50 LBS on May 16, 2011, 01:24:00 PM
They look good. great job
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: KentuckyTJ on May 16, 2011, 01:54:00 PM
Not much prettier than a new puppy or a fresh set of arrows. Nice job those are sharp.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: ti-guy on May 16, 2011, 03:21:00 PM
Nice
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Beav on May 16, 2011, 04:32:00 PM
Very nice job.  Just finished a dozen of Gold Tips fletched with barred feathers.  I took off the graphics with 600 steel wool and Borax powder. Hard to tell they are carbon.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: PaddyMac on May 16, 2011, 07:36:00 PM
Very nice. I have a dozen GT shafts, feathers, tape and a Bitz inbound right now. I'm tracking its slow progress across the country now. I'm going with plain whites, but I hope mine come out half that nice.

I'm curious about the capping. (Yes, I will employ the search mechanism...)
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: PaddyMac on May 16, 2011, 08:00:00 PM
Doh! I didn't mean capping, I meant footing. But I got it.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: paperenginner on May 16, 2011, 09:59:00 PM
Nice looking arrows.  I did notice that you don't have much twist to your feathers.  Do you shoot an offset or are they straight?  I shoot hard RW helical which is nearly opposite but would love to hear more about your reasons.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: JParanee on May 16, 2011, 11:32:00 PM
Nice set up
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: Eugene Slagle on May 17, 2011, 12:04:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by paperenginner:
Nice looking arrows.  I did notice that you don't have much twist to your feathers.  Do you shoot an offset or are they straight?  I shoot hard RW helical which is nearly opposite but would love to hear more about your reasons.
I have a RW helical clamp for my Bitz but for the most part I've had great success with just ofsetting the feathers even with the big Woodsmans up front.
I offset mine by just adjusting the clamp over a shaft where the lead edge of the feather is almost off & the tail edge is the same but on opesite side.
Title: Re: First time capping & cresting with Paint
Post by: archery j on May 17, 2011, 09:25:00 PM
Looking good!