Finished my arrows for the 2020 season

[Darren Haverstick]

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.


I then spent a few days flame cresting them.


I love the grain of the mahogany so I used a light stain to bring it out.


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!




It took a few more days, and several coats of polyurethane, to get them sealed to my satisfaction.


Then another couple days fletching them.


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!



Darren

[Spotted Bull]

Beautiful work there. Those are really cool!

[BEAVERMAN]

  Turkey fletched?

[Nessmuk]

Too beautiful, Darren. I'd  be afraid to shoot one for fear of losing it.

 

[Darren Haverstick]

Turkey fletched?

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

Darren

[Spotted Bull]

Ya know, Darren. I've got a really nice new leather quiver for sale that would look really really good holding those arrows........

[Darren Haverstick]

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

[Ohio Joe]

Mighty fine looking arrows Darren