Last Christmas I got a test pack of surewood shafts and everything I needed to make arrows.  For some reason it took me six months to tackle the project.  I wanted to do it but for some reason I just felt intimidated.  I guess it was in part because I've not only never made wood arrows but I've never even fletched any kind of arrow.  Total rookie!
So... I studied and re-studied Rob's very helpful tutorial on crafting excellent woodies the easy and cheap way (thanks Rob!), and they turned out pretty good.  I love the way they look and I shoot them as well as my carbons.





I couldn't figure out how to get the cock feather right.  Regardless of which position I started, it was always wrong.  I've got a Bohning jig and a friend finally helped me figure out that I needed to take the dial apart and rotate the plastic piece.



The heavy spine weights flew great out of my bow and the light ones flew out of my son's.  I was shocked that they came out as heavy as they did... total weight with a 145 grain tip is about 620 grains... I like'em heavy.





I used different color nocks for the different spine weights.  That was another problem I had... I used a cheap plastic pencil sharpener type taper tool and it just wouldn't cut the Surewood shafts very well (which they warn about on their website).  I had to really work to get the nocks on all the way and straight.  

Only other problem I had was that I busted one of the shafts doing a bare shaft test.  It was so front heavy that it snaped on contact!  I discovered after that that my nock was a little low so I think it caused the end of the shaft to really kick up.

I've got three more to make up and test.  I think I'm already hooked... just feels right to shoot wood out of a trad bow!

Great looking arrows.

"I think I'm already hooked... just feels right to shoot wood out of a trad bow!"

Totally agree!  Glad you're having fun with it.  Well done!

Look Great! Not bad for a rookie....

you gotta love wood arrows! Those look nice, good job.

Nice Job!    

Nice arrows Tim. Well Done!
         

Nice looking arrows!

Nicely done.  Welcome to the addiction.

Real Nice, especially for your first set.

Great looking arrows. Red and White barred is one of my favorite combinations. I like the stained shafts without the cap as well. Nice job.

You need to make a jig for sanding the tapers on a disc or belt sander. That works really well on any shaft type. I've used mine on douglas fir, oak and ash.

Look great!

They look great!

 

those turned out great! Hurry up and break or lose them so you can make more.

Nice looking arrows!  I think you're getting it figured out!    

Bernie Bjorklund

NC Iowa/SW Wisconsin

Lookin' good!  

Great job. I'm a newbie, too, to wood arrow making. Lots of fun.

Thanks for the kind comments fellas.
Littleben, I do need a jig like that.  How do you make one?

Looking good