Home Depot Garden Stake/Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long (Pic Heavy!)

tenbrook · October 04, 2011, 10:55:00 AM

Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

Now I'm going to show you how to attach Glue-On Broadheads and Glue-On Nocks.

First drill the front of the shaft (point end, fat end) with a 1/4" drill bit a little over 3" deep. The shaft will want to split so go slow.

Next cut a 3" peice of 1/4" hardwood dowel.

Squeeze in some Gorilla Glue. I like Gorilla Glue because it fills the gaps. Any glue will do. Then I wet my 3" piece of 1/4" dowel (Gorilla Glue likes one side wet) and insert it in the shaft.

tenbrook · October 04, 2011, 10:55:00 AM

Now lets do the same thing on the nock end.

Drill the back of the shaft (nock end, skinny end) with a 3/16" drill bit a little over 2" deep. The shaft will want to split so go slow.

Next cut a 2" peice of 3/16" hardwood dowel.

Squeeze in some Gorilla Glue. I like Gorilla Glue because it fills the gaps. Any glue will do. Then I wet my 2" piece of 3/16" dowel (Gorilla Glue likes one side wet) and insert it in the shaft.

tenbrook · October 04, 2011, 10:58:00 AM

Once the glue is dry we can taper the ends and glue on the Point and Nock.

Use a taper tool on the Point and nock end.

Clean up both ends with some sandpaper.

tenbrook · October 04, 2011, 10:59:00 AM

Once tapered you can mount either a Field Point or a Broadhead. I'm going to mount a Broadhead.

Place the broadhead on the stove and let it heat up.

While the Broadhead is heating up melt a little Hot Melt Glue on the tip of your shaft.

Next use plyers or an oven mit to pick up your hot Broadhead. Place Broadhead on the tip with Hot Melt Glue and spin it until it gets a nice fit. Once it feels like its on there centered put it under cold water to cool the Broadhead and set the glue.

Finished.

tenbrook · October 04, 2011, 11:00:00 AM

Bamboo Arrow Build-A-Long

I'm not done yet.

I'm going to be making some Bone Arrowheads from a Cow Femur.

Stay tuned.......

Bel007 · October 04, 2011, 11:21:00 AM

Awsome. Classic!

pacopperhead · October 04, 2011, 11:26:00 AM

October 04, 2011, 11:31:00 AM

Thanks-- that was great! What's the total weight of the completed shaft w/ BH?

wood carver 2 · October 04, 2011, 11:32:00 AM

Thank you for an excellent and informative build along. This is the one that's gonna get me building my own arrows.
Dave.

nightowl1 · October 04, 2011, 11:43:00 AM

Great stuff here. I got me wanting to do the same!

Bernie B. · October 04, 2011, 11:51:00 AM

Boy, you really have made a great "follow-along". Excellent pictures and descriptions of everything you are doing. Thanks for sharing this build-along.

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Cyclic-Rivers · October 04, 2011, 12:04:00 PM

what a great Resopurce.

Thank you for taking the time to document it and share with us.

DannyBows · October 04, 2011, 12:26:00 PM

Thanks for taking the time to post this for us. I recently got a dozen Bamboo shafts and am getting ready to start on them. This info is excellent!

Bjorn · October 04, 2011, 12:30:00 PM

Way cool!!

Gatekeeper · October 04, 2011, 12:42:00 PM

This is a great thread, very informative. Thanks for taking the time to teach us.

Steve Kendrot · October 04, 2011, 12:57:00 PM

Fantastic. I've made bows but not had much interest in making arrows (other than fletching commercial shafts) but you make this look FUN!. May give it a try. Definately a worthy candidate for archiving in the how to forum. Look forward to the broadhead addition. Thanks for taking the time.

jamesh76 · October 04, 2011, 01:09:00 PM

That is pretty neat. It is definately worth of being bookmarked to the favorites

amicus · October 04, 2011, 01:19:00 PM

Thats was awesome. Thanks

Gilbert

TxAg · October 04, 2011, 01:25:00 PM

Cool!!!

nomad · October 04, 2011, 01:42:00 PM

Awesome i'm gonna give it a try