The box came down out of the rafters in a cloud of dust that made me choke a little. It was one of those boxes of stuff like we all have... we know we have it but have long since forgotten what all might be inside.

In my case it was a box of arrow shafts... nothing unusual about that. I have several just like it laying up there in the dark and dust. I'd say I've got at least one arrow from every set of arrows I've ever made and that takes in 50 years worth of arrows and only three sets of those were made by someone other than myself.

Mostly they are bent and broken pieces recognizable but mostly just worthless. I didn't expect much when I opened the end of that old Acme arrow shaft box and slid the contents out onto my workbench. To my surprise the box was full of old "kill arrows" for lack of a better term.

Mostly they were XX75 2219 aluminums in anodized camo and Autumn orange. A couple of old 24SRTX shafts were mixed in and still shining all silver and unanodized. What a pain those had been to prep for fletching.

What was once a canary yellow Microflite #8 fiberglass lay there all aged and dirty. I can relate!
Then I saw it. There in the pile was a very special arrow indeed and I recognized it immediately.

It was a tiny 9/32" Herter's aluminum shaft that I'd spray painted black on the foreshaft and white on the cap.  Three white shield cut feathers adorned it.
     
The nock end had a dainty little white speed nock, though I'm sure it was a Herter's brand nock.  At the other end the 5-degree insert wore a "Head Shrinker" which mated the larger diameter Bear Razorhead with the little shaft.
 

If you knew what you were looking at, you could just make out dark smudges in the white paint and around the nock. The dried blood, which had coated the arrow, hadn't lasted well over the years at all. The arrow had been coated with paste wax as was my habit then and is still. It must have kept the blood from lasting.

That's pretty cool! It's nice going thru old stuff you forgot about, really brings back the memories.

Cool, Charlie.  Really really cool.    

Nice find Charlie.  Sure do miss not having as many of your stories around here lately.

Way cool Charlie

Cool find indeed.

Care to tell the story?  :D

Good stuff Charlie. Its the memories that are always treasured.

Silly boys!! You didn't really think I was finished, did you?
  :D

Way cool Charlie!! Thanks for sharing your treasure and memory with us (by "us" I mean me this time. I can't say why but it felt like you were writing to me with this one.

I know what its like to go for those saunters. It's time spent that is very special.

God bless,Mudd

   

QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Silly boys!! You didn't really think I was finished, did you?
    :D  

Cool find on the arrow. What exactly is that hide in the background?

Cool beans buddy!

Looks Impala-ish to me Jason...

I didn't think you were finished..LOL  At least I hoped not..!  

More story to come??

Cool start to a story, Charlie.  I'm safe in assuming there's more to come?   :D

I miss Charlie's wonderful storys    

Tracy

QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Silly boys!! You didn't really think I was finished, did you?
   :D  

No....I did not. I know not to click on your threads until at least page 5.      

Take us back there with you. Please give us every detail.

QuoteOriginally posted by sunny hill archer:
 

QuoteOriginally posted by Charlie Lamb:
Silly boys!! You didn't really think I was finished, did you?
    :D  

No....I did not. I know not to click on your threads until at least page 5.            [/b]

This one is only at page 2 you are early Michael.