What to do with unwanted alums?

[Digger_JC]

So, open to ideas! Have some alums that I can't shoot (to stiff) or whatever. Any ideas what I can make with 'em would be cool, must include a pic!

[jess stuart]

How many and what size and lengths?  You might be able to trade them.

[kirkbow]

depending on the size you could foot some carbons with one or two of them.

i have also seen lightweight tent stakes made out of alum. tubing for backpacking.

You could always trade them in the classifieds or just sell them

kirk

[Bill Sant]

Turn them into flu flus.  Even grossly stiff alums will work with all that feather on the back.  I have fletched hundreds of them for fun shoots at the club.  Nobody hardly knows what they are up here so we do ariel shoots and the club supplies the arrows.

[Kip]

Take off the point and insert and slip over truck antenna.I have one on my jeep.

[mcgroundstalker]

If you have any 2016's... Send them to me!  :D

... mike ...    ...

[Wallis Wetzel]

Heavier points make much lighter spines, and nicer hunting!

[wandering monk]

Im sure someone can use them...

[Wallis Wetzel]

Heavier points make much lighter spines, and nicer hunting!

[reddogge]

Like Bill Sant does, turn them into flu flus. You can also make wind chimes out of them. I hate wind chimes so I never made any but my friend has.

[iohkus]

Shorten the insert end and use as a handle to aid sharpening screw-on broadheads.

[Killdeer]

Trade them.
Sell them.
Use them for footing.
Find a way to use them to connect a two-piece quiver.
Cut them different lengths and make wind chimes.
Use them to stiffen a side or plains quiver.
Make a "willow backrest."
Use them as chopsticks.

Killdeer~ next!

[glenbo]

Give them to someone that needs them or can use them.I don't hold on to unused gear very long .It is always good to help someone out .

[Jake Fr]

We have a fella at our bow club that uses them and makes matcing lamps outa them then donates them to our club for our Big pig feed and they are really nice

[misfire]

Killdeer writes:
Cut them different lengths and make wind chimes.

My uncle use to do this. They work well and sound nice.

[Mike Vines]

Originally posted by Digger_JC:
Any ideas what I can make with 'em

How about some really happy service members?  That would be kinda cool.  There are a bunch of organizations that work with Active Duty  and Disabled Veterans that use archery as recreation and also as a therapy.

3 organizations that come to mind are Bolder Crest retreat, Camp Cuervo Archery Club, and Old Warrior's Camp.

http://bouldercrestretreat.org/

 http://campcuervo.com/

[r-man]

I found it kind to give them away to youth hunters and archers, every time I switched arrows, I take them to a friend shop, where he gives them to kids mostly, best use is to re-use.

[Digger_JC]

I've tried to trade 'em 28" 2117's, sturdied up a couple quivers, couple other things. Mike, I like your idea, I live next to an Army/Air Force base. I got around 11-12 left. Gonna check into it. I'm a Vet, one of my boys is in the Navy a year now, previous 12 yrs Air force! Can't believe I didn't think of it! Thanks for the ideas guys. Got to use up some of the strays.