Fall arrow preparation from special sources

[Ray Lyon]

As turkey season winds down it is time to start putting together some wood arrows to go with my Hill style longbows.  One vintage Hill Tembo and a new Bivouac Union Jack.  My dear late friend Ron LaClair was also a Hill style longbow man before he developed his beloved Shrew.  I will continue to own and shoot my Shrew bow and carbon arrows, but they will take a back seat this year. These shafts I have curing with finish came from Ron’s stash.  I have another dozen I will do next that are Acme Premium shafts from our mutual late friend John Grumley, so of famed Bear bowyer Nels Grumley.  Both groups are spined 55-60 and grain matched within 15 grains.  (I re-spined and weighed each shaft again).  I’ve enjoyed shooting the Hill style bows again this spring and I’m looking forward to putting it all together again for this fall.
Traditional archery/bow hunting is about the process as well as the actual hunt.  I don’t plan on short changing myself this year. 

[STICKBENDER98]

Ray, can't wait to see how they turn out!  I enjoy the process of making shafts into arrows, (my winter hobby) I always have my eyes open for good deals on most any kind of shaft.  It's always nice to have an assortment of different ones to play around with.  I have gifted several sets over the years.  I can still see Ron's face and hear the excitement in his voice when I had my daughter show him the ones I did for her to match her Siberian Tiger Shrew at Elm Hall the summer after she bought it in Kalamazoo.


Jason

[Ray Lyon]

Ray, can't wait to see how they turn out!  I enjoy the process of making shafts into arrows, (my winter hobby) I always have my eyes open for good deals on most any kind of shaft.  It's always nice to have an assortment of different ones to play around with.  I have gifted several sets over the years.  I can still see Ron's face and hear the excitement in his voice when I had my daughter show him the ones I did for her to match her Siberian Tiger Shrew at Elm Hall the summer after she bought it in Kalamazoo.


Jason

I’ll post pictures

[shick]

Ray, you are in for a great journey.  That's what this wonderful obsession of ours is all about.  Using equipment that has meaning and not perhaps the best that we have.  Good luck to you.

Shick

[Ray Lyon]

11/32 55-60# spine, 2 160 grain field points and one 160 grain Ace broadhead.  I don’t bareshaft wood arrows however I shoot same weight broadheads and field points at 20-30 yards and if they group together I consider the arrow tuned.  This was about 20-25 yards and broadhead arrow is middle one.  Before picture I had to move my nock point down 1/8” and then everything was perfect. It was an interesting experience shooting in 72 degree weather in northern Michigan.  We’ve had a long winter and the most snow in over ten years.  Great to be out shooting lots of arrows

[Wudstix]

My hat is off to Hill style bow shooters.  You'll my lists of bows.  Latest is a Moosejaw Razor 66" that I'm growing accustomed to.

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[Ray Lyon]

Michael, I got my first Hill bow in 1977.  Still have it.  Just took a 30 year hiatus shooting r/d longbows 😉
Feeling the need to get back to my longbow/wood arrow roots.