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Title: First set of woodies
Post by: Richie on March 08, 2014, 02:47:00 PM
Just fletched up my first set of woodies. I got the shafts from Steve at Surewood ( awesome service)they are spined 75-80 cut to 29" with a 125 gr. tip . They shoot awesome out of my 58" 65#(at my draw)hybrid longbow that my buddy built.
 Just thought I would share.
 (http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb363/richierm/20140308_113748.jpg) (http://s1202.photobucket.com/user/richierm/media/20140308_113748.jpg.html)
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: Dirtybird on March 08, 2014, 04:44:00 PM
Nicely done.  I like that green.
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: Pointer on March 08, 2014, 04:48:00 PM
Nicely done..
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: JB74nola on March 08, 2014, 04:50:00 PM
Did you die them yourself, and is that fletch tape? I have been glueing mine but am thinking about switching to tape, take a lil mess out of the picture.
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: BrownA5 on March 09, 2014, 12:12:00 AM
Nice looking arrows.  Congrats!
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: Richie on March 09, 2014, 03:05:00 AM
QuoteOriginally posted by JB74nola:
Did you die them yourself, and is that fletch tape? I have been glueing mine but am thinking about switching to tape, take a lil mess out of the picture.
No I did not die the feathers ,they are from Kustom King archery. Yes that is fletch tape, I love the suff, its much faster and it is also durable. Just the other day while shooting with my buddy I had some arrows go through some plywood(with carbon arrows)and the fletchings stayed intact.
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: JB74nola on March 09, 2014, 11:03:00 AM
Yeah, I had a few arrows that were done with fletch tape and  they held up pretty good. I have been dying my own feathers with Rit dye. Just let them soak in soapy water then put them straight into a dye/water/vinegar mix for a bit. Once they dry I rinse them and let em dry again. Can make any color you want by mixing dyes, there's a color mixing chart on the Rit website.
Title: Re: First set of woodies
Post by: Matty on March 09, 2014, 08:49:00 PM
Nice job. I like that green too!!