How many crest their arrows

[DXH]

Building some arrows from scratch...looking at all the different ways people finish them.
Pics would be appreciated

[McDave]

Analine dye for the blended colors, regular cresting paint for the narrow stripes, and spliced feathers.  Not my everyday arrows.

[kill shot]

McDave,those arrows are the best i have ever seen. WOW

[Roy from Pa]

[M60gunner]

I usually crest my arrows. With three crestors, bottles of paints and expensive brushes I have no excuse not to.
I would love to show pics but my photobucket locks up.

[McDave]

Roy, I bought 6 knapped obsidian points some time ago for no really good reason other than that I admired the work.  I've been thinking about making some primitive arrows from them.  I would wrap the feathers on like you did, and I've been thinking that I should use something other than manufactured dowels for the shafts.  I like the work you did on yours.  Any suggestions?

[WESTBROOK]

DXH, this should give you some ideas...

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=106699

[Roy from Pa]

Sure Dave, I got those cane shafts from a fellow in Arkansas, I can pm you his name if ya like. There are a few different types of cane shafts. I believe the ones pictured above were switch cane. I like them better than river cane shafts. There is also bamboo shafts available out there on the trad scene, but off hand I don't know where to tell you to find them. I'll ask my buddy where he got his, they were already straightened and sealed and were fantastic shafts. Cane shafts shoot really nice and seem to handle different weight bows of plus or minus say 10 pounds draw weight really well. Here is a set of 3 I did a couple years ago, these are river cane shafts.

 

 

I clamp the shafts in a padded vice to wrap the feathers. I clamp it tight enough to hold it but loose enough that I can spin the shaft with my hand. Clamp too tight and you crack the shaft, so be aware of that.. Ya need 3 hands to wrap feathers, LOL.. I just work slowly down the feathers, spinning the shaft a third turn at a time to get to each feather.

[Drewster]

I crest nearly ALL my arrows.  They look naked otherwise.

[Bowhunter4life]

I used to, but now just use OneStringer Wraps and fletching...  More for visual on hits then anything...

[hawkeye n pa]

I used to also crown dipped and crest when I shot aluminums, now its wraps and carbons.  The crown dipping couldn't be done in the house from the odor.  Kind of miss the custom touch but it's nice being able to do all of it  in the house.

[Gdpolk]

I prefer the look of dipped and crowned but all mine are actually wraps. The wraps make it easier to replace fletching as needed.

[stagetek]

I don't crown dip anymore, I use wraps. But, I do crest all of my arrows. I think most of the advise you get will tell you, just a simple crest is the best.

[RAU]

I "dip" my shafts with spray paint and "crest" with sharpies before I dip in gasket lacquer. My arrows are ugly but they're mine and someone once said wood arrows are beautiful even when there ugly!! Here's one of my better looking arrows I "crested" with the skin of a copperhead that almost bit my boy. I broke it then drilled it and stuck the pen tip in for my desk

[Tree Killer]

I prefer a clean simple crest, but it's a personal choice.

[M60gunner]

I buy the plain wraps from One Stringer and crest them. Use my Bohning cresting paints. Then I clear coat with MinWax waterbased Polycrylic. Like others said, easier than dipping, less smell. But.. not on wood, only alum and carbon. Call me old fashion but wood arrows have to be dipped, then crested.

[RAU]

I "dip" my shafts with spray paint and "crest" with sharpies before I dip in gasket lacquer. My arrows are ugly but they're mine and someone once said wood arrows are beautiful even when there ugly!! Here's one of my better looking arrows I "crested" with the skin of a copperhead that almost bit my boy. I broke it then drilled it and stuck the pen tip in for my desk

[SCATTERSHOT]

Just something unfnished about an uncrestd arrow. I think there was a thread about this awhile back, with lots of pics.

Happy hunting!

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2018 Legacy aluminum shafts

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