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Title: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Digger_JC on September 22, 2013, 01:04:00 PM
So, open to ideas! Have some alums that I can't shoot (to stiff) or whatever. Any ideas what I can make with 'em would be cool, must include a pic!
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: jess stuart on September 22, 2013, 01:38:00 PM
How many and what size and lengths?  You might be able to trade them.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: kirkbow on September 22, 2013, 01:43:00 PM
depending on the size you could foot some carbons with one or two of them.

i have also seen lightweight tent stakes made out of alum. tubing for backpacking.

You could always trade them in the classifieds or just sell them

kirk
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Bill Sant on September 22, 2013, 01:44:00 PM
Turn them into flu flus.  Even grossly stiff alums will work with all that feather on the back.  I have fletched hundreds of them for fun shoots at the club.  Nobody hardly knows what they are up here so we do ariel shoots and the club supplies the arrows.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Kip on September 22, 2013, 04:24:00 PM
Take off the point and insert and slip over truck antenna.I have one on my jeep.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: mcgroundstalker on September 22, 2013, 04:43:00 PM
If you have any 2016's... Send them to me!  :D

... mike ...  :archer2:  ...
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Wallis Wetzel on September 22, 2013, 06:12:00 PM
Heavier points make much lighter spines, and nicer hunting!
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: wandering monk on September 22, 2013, 06:17:00 PM
Im sure someone can use them...
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Wallis Wetzel on September 22, 2013, 06:21:00 PM
Heavier points make much lighter spines, and nicer hunting!
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: reddogge on September 22, 2013, 07:08:00 PM
Like Bill Sant does, turn them into flu flus. You can also make wind chimes out of them. I hate wind chimes so I never made any but my friend has.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: iohkus on September 22, 2013, 07:20:00 PM
Shorten the insert end and use as a handle to aid sharpening screw-on broadheads.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Killdeer on September 22, 2013, 07:31:00 PM
Trade them.
Sell them.
Use them for footing.
Find a way to use them to connect a two-piece quiver.
Cut them different lengths and make wind chimes.
Use them to stiffen a side or plains quiver.
Make a "willow backrest."
Use them as chopsticks.

Killdeer~ next!
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: glenbo on September 22, 2013, 08:40:00 PM
Give them to someone that needs them or can use them.I don't hold on to unused gear very long .It is always good to help someone out .
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Jake Fr on September 22, 2013, 09:10:00 PM
We have a fella at our bow club that uses them and makes matcing lamps outa them then donates them to our club for our Big pig feed and they are really nice
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: misfire on September 23, 2013, 08:16:00 AM
Killdeer writes:
Cut them different lengths and make wind chimes.

My uncle use to do this. They work well and sound nice.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Mike Vines on September 23, 2013, 12:29:00 PM
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Originally posted by Digger_JC:
Any ideas what I can make with 'em
How about some really happy service members?  That would be kinda cool.  There are a bunch of organizations that work with Active Duty  and Disabled Veterans that use archery as recreation and also as a therapy.

3 organizations that come to mind are Bolder Crest retreat, Camp Cuervo Archery Club, and Old Warrior's Camp.

 http://bouldercrestretreat.org/

  http://campcuervo.com/
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: r-man on September 23, 2013, 07:24:00 PM
I found it kind to give them away to youth hunters and archers, every time I switched arrows, I take them to a friend shop, where he gives them to kids mostly, best use is to re-use.
Title: Re: What to do with unwanted alums?
Post by: Digger_JC on September 23, 2013, 07:59:00 PM
I've tried to trade 'em 28" 2117's, sturdied up a couple quivers, couple other things. Mike, I like your idea, I live next to an Army/Air Force base. I got around 11-12 left. Gonna check into it. I'm a Vet, one of my boys is in the Navy a year now, previous 12 yrs Air force! Can't believe I didn't think of it! Thanks for the ideas guys. Got to use up some of the strays.