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Craftsmanship => Traditional Archery and Accoutrements => Topic started by: Darren Haverstick on August 11, 2020, 07:46:23 AM

Title: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Darren Haverstick on August 11, 2020, 07:46:23 AM
Over the weekend, I finished my arrows for the upcoming season. I ordered a dozen mahogany shafts from Kevin Forrester and he threw in four aspen shafts for me to try out.

Here they are with the nock and point tapers on them.
(https://i.imgur.com/oHfvgtl.jpg)

I then spent a few days flame cresting them.
(https://i.imgur.com/laZjbRu.jpg)

I love the grain of the mahogany so I used a light stain to bring it out.
(https://i.imgur.com/AyrCPdq.jpg)

Then the fun part began, painting the shafts. I used to do this myself but my wife had so much fun helping me last year that I let her do it all this year. She did a phenomenal job!
(https://i.imgur.com/KDAjO7j.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/XmaXgqC.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/I8qbIvZ.jpg)

It took a few more days, and several coats of polyurethane, to get them sealed to my satisfaction.
(https://i.imgur.com/PTosN6q.jpg)

Then another couple days fletching them.
(https://i.imgur.com/LGine4T.jpg)

And now I have the finished product. 190 grain field points and 190 grain Meathead broadheads. The average arrow weight is around 660 grains. Come on September 15th!
(https://i.imgur.com/IAKhIOH.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/PZ37T8F.jpg)

Darren
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Spotted Bull on August 11, 2020, 07:51:59 AM
Beautiful work there. Those are really cool!
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: BEAVERMAN on August 11, 2020, 12:12:48 PM
 :hairy Turkey fletched?
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Nessmuk on August 11, 2020, 01:08:06 PM
Too beautiful, Darren. I'd  be afraid to shoot one for fear of losing it.

 :hairy
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Darren Haverstick on August 11, 2020, 03:24:22 PM
:hairy Turkey fletched?

Could be. It's whatever critter Gateway and TrueFlight are using to get their feathers from.

Darren
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Spotted Bull on August 11, 2020, 08:45:04 PM
Ya know, Darren. I've got a really nice new leather quiver for sale that would look really really good holding those arrows........
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Darren Haverstick on August 12, 2020, 07:44:15 AM
Ya know, Darren. I've got a really nice new leather quiver for sale that would look really really good holding those arrows........

David, I make my own quivers so I have plenty, thanks. The one in the second picture I posted is the one I'm currently using.

Darren
Title: Re: Finished my arrows for the 2020 season
Post by: Ohio Joe on August 12, 2020, 04:53:14 PM
Mighty fine looking arrows Darren  :hairy