Here is my 2nd half dozen. A little more fancy that my first half dozen. I died the caps with yellow Rit clothing dye mixed with denatured alcohol. The crests are sharpie markers. I was experimenting and the crests arent all the same. I almost wish I would have sprang the extra few bucks for barred feathers. The first half dozen sure shoot nice. This week was the first week of bow season but I cant get out until next week. I got 4 arrows with Zwickey Eskimos all tuned up and sharp.
Scott.
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Looks good
Very nice indeed! That's what I should have been doing Saturday!
Very nice
Nice work, Scott. You've got some talent there, keep it up.
Looking good, Sir. Yes, building arrows IS a ton of fun. Hopefully that yellow will turn orange soon from the "red" mixing with it.
Be careful, it becomes quickly addicting.
:thumbsup: Nothing like Wood!
:thumbsup: Lookin' good!
Nice !
Nice .
Its addictive, I can't stop making arrows.
x12....
nice looking stuff..
You guys can't fool me with that "arrow building is fun" line...lol
I've tried it and would just as soon go to the dentist...lol
I am however very happy that there are a whole bunch of you folks out there that do actually have fun doing it.
God bless,mudd
Looks good!
The nice thing about building your own arrows is that you can make plain everyday stumping/shooting/practice arrows or as fancy as your skill allows. ;)
Frank
QuoteOriginally posted by Mike Vines:
Be careful, it becomes quickly addicting.
Guilty as charged.
Your arrows look good, problem is, every time you make a new batch you will want to experiment. Then on the next batch you will want to improve the experiment and try something new. It always will leave you wanting another set. lol
I'm fletching a set now.
I having a hard time believing the red and silver are sharpies!!! Real sharpies like I buy at k mart or paint markers. Please explain
Nice job on the arrows! If you connect, follow-up with pics and a story.... we will be waiting! :campfire:
QuoteOriginally posted by Brianlocal3:
I having a hard time believing the red and silver are sharpies!!! Real sharpies like I buy at k mart or paint markers. Please explain
The red, black and orange are regular sharpies. The silver is some cheap metallic marker that was priced 2 for a dollar. The silver took forever to dry. I took 2 scrap 2x4's and drilled a hole through them I chucked the arrows in a cordless drill and stuck the arrow through the 2x4's. This was my "cresting machine"!
Scott.
Sharpies and Pilot metallic ink pens are the way to go!
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Thank you for explaining that!!! That is amazing, and great job
The sharpies for cresting wasnt my idea. I read about it in a thread in the member resources section. The only original idea I had was for the Macgyver cresting machine. The only thing missing was duct tape. I did use my Swiss Army Knife screwdriver blade to pry open the can of polyurethane! I should have sprang for the Pilot paint marker like Stumpkiller used. My cheapy marker wasnt capable of a very fine line.
Scott.
QuoteThe only original idea I had was for the Macgyver cresting machine.Scott. [/QB]
That was going to be my next question, sounds great!
I've bought and sold a variety of wood arrow fixins at least twice over the years, and got drawn in again! About to start another doz, but need to Macgyver everything this time, not buying all that gear again! lol
It looks like they worked!!! :clapper: :clapper:
Congratulations.
Frank