This is my first try at cresting arrows and at splicing feathers. They're nothing like a pro would do, but I'm pretty happy for my first time trying it. I decided to try pink and white on these after seeing a thread on here about pink feathers last year. One of the guys posted a picture of several colored feathers, including pink, laying in the leaves. I was impressed by how well the pink stood out is decided it was worth trying. I think better paint brushes would help on the cresting. Several of the spliced feathers don't look exactly right after taking them out of the fletch ing jig. I'm not sure why since I had them glued up nice and straight before I put them in the jig.
I figured if I was going to get picked on for shooting pink arrows, I might as well go all out and really earn it, so I bought two pink/brown flemmish strings and pink/brown whisker silencers. Bow is a mid '60s Ben Pearson Hunter, 58", 42#@28". I'm hoping the 190 gr Simmons Interceptors up front might help me retain my man card in spite of how fabulous I look.
Let me know what you think. Any tips or pointers would be appreciated.
Matt Toms
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Yeah... they make yer butt look big. But ya still did a great job for first time!
Very nice!
If that's your first, I'm anxious to see your work in a year or two. :cool:
Those look great!
I envy you guys that have the patience for splicing and cresting!
Bisch
QuoteDo these pink arrows make my butt look big?
No. It's not the arrows. ;-)
YES!!!! THEY DO MAKE YOUR BUTT LOOK BIG,however a nice pair of pink boots will offset things nicely.LOL,,Iam with Blackhawk, if that's your frist time you have a natural talent great lookin arrows.you MUST be retired.enjoy them, ED
Awesome!
Very nice. Something I've been wanting to try for some time.
Almost missed how nice the bow is because the arrows catch your eye...looks like some amazing zebrawood grain to me...nice find and nice work
DDave
Excellent job on the splicing. The pink does stick out in low light, even more than the bright orange. Just can not get excited about pink feathered arrows . Nice work, Roy
Those look great! :thumbsup:
Thanks guys. This is my first try at this, but I dabble in knife making, leather work, and painting my 6yr old daughter's fingernails occasionally, so I had already built up my patience a little.
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you MUST be retired.enjoy them, ED
I turned 30 in May
Matt
Nice - the white caps will show up great in flight! Like a big booty does
"and painting my 6yr old daughter's fingernails occasionally"
That'll earn you a Life Time man card faster than anything, 'least in my book...
No, your butt makes your butt look big.
Good looking arrows. Your butt makes them look very slim.
Great looking arrows...Team Pink.....making us all proud... :thumbsup: :notworthy:
Personally, I think they would clash with my purse, but they sure look nice. And they definitely show up well in the leaves.
Nice piece of work there.
Good looking arrows!
Nicely done.
Great Job on them
Yes Great Job,Love that PINK
I would say what I say to my wife....
No your butt makes your butt look big but the Pants look great. :knothead:
I know no filter puts me in the dog house often. Great looking arrows though.
Nice work
Great job on the arrows but I think it's probably your bow.
Thanks again guys. Got a few shots in this evening. This is the first shooting I've done since around February. (Head hanging in shame) Been too busy in my garden. Anyway. I got these arrows bare shaft tuned with the 190 grain Simmons interceptors back then, but was all out of feathers and didn't have any field points over 150 at the time, so that was where I stopped. I shot about six shots to get my nock set just right on that pretty new pink string, and this is my first three shots after that from around 12 yards or so.
These arrows are pretty heavy for this bow (around 13-14 gpp - haven't actually weighed the arrows, just guessing based on combined component weights). Makes it kinda slow, but they fly good and man is it quiet. I actually shoot a lighter point and total arrow weight on my 53# Red Wing Hunter, but this is where it started shooting good and I'd rather they fly straight than fast.
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No comment on YOUR butt, but that target butt looks good. What type nocks are you usin'? :saywhat:
Is that your butt the bow and arrows are resting On? In which case yes. But mighty fine job on those arrows.
The only kind of nocks I can shoot. I'm a recent compound-trad convert and all of the arrows I have on hand are carbons from 50 up to 70# spine. I got them shooting good with my 53# bow two years ago pretty easily, but this 42# one just couldn't do it. I didn't want to spend a lot on new arrows right now for various reasons and I thought of these that my dad had. They are Browning brand carbons from the early 90s that I believe we're built for them by Beaman. Not sure if you are familiar with them but they are a very small diameter with nocks and threaded outserts that glue outside of the shaft. They are somewhere around a 60# spine, but the small diameter puts them closer to center shot and with my dad being 6'7", they were still the full original 32" length. The diameter and length combined with the 190 gr up front let me get them bare shaft tuned. Problem is I only have 10 of them and a handful of replacement nocks, so I have to be very careful with them. The nocks are actually a variety of colors. They were already glued on so I just painted them white along with the shaft.
very pretty big boy ....
Love your arrows- pink my favorite also.
Matt,
You'd have to post a pic of a couple of your arrows shot into your target butt before I could make a judgement as to whether or not they make the butt look big. ;)
Great looking arrows and bow!
Bill
Great job on the arrows.
I really just wanted to comment to give you kudos on the great thread title. I laughed out loud when I read it. :)
Those are hott :)
They will be easy to find and track in the air! That's why I use pink or chartreuse.