With all the talk of archery recently (looking at you wolfdog), I figured I would share my new sticks. I had my second boy almost a year ago to the day and making arrows last year wasn’t in the cards for me. Well, this year was different. Its a yearly thing for me and I was excited to experiment a little. I also need fancy arrows for the moose tag I’ll surely get next year.

I like to find straight as an arrow doug fir and widdle it down to 1/2”x1/2”x40” sticks that eventually get doweled. After culling and A grading you can separate good from bad. I also grabbed a bunch of wenge from a fancy kitchen remodel I was a part of and always wanted to do wooden nocks. It takes a steady hand, but I managed to squeek em out. All that said, i wasn’t impressed with the dowels I was getting and the ratio of arrows and firewood was pretty low. I decided to keep going and to my surprise, these arrows shoot. I mounted a 175 gr lw single bevel Abowyer broadhead on em, and I cant argue with the results. They are shooters and are going in the quiver after I shoot them all and A grade them for flight and point of impact vs point of aim. There is always a few to break over the knee and its somewhat bittersweet. Cresting was fair this go, but it was more a fault of my system and I remedied that after I did them all. Don’t nit pick my lines! Lol. Splicing single barbs is also super fun after a long day of work in the sun…. Hen feathers are from a bird I shot. Anyway, heres my arra’s

Amazing. Truly works of functional art. You sir are a master craftsman

Very cool!

Wow

Very nice. Looks like no nocks? How many pounds do you shoot with that setup.?

Are you a youtuber ( DT )? if not , maby you should be . them look really good.

More patience and skill than this boy has. I wouldn't break any of those over my knee if they didn't shoot. I'd think you could sell them for decor in a man cave or to go with mounts or fur displays....

The nocks are wooden. Wenge. Made them with a slight pinch so they click on just like a plastic nock. Shooting a 58# longbow.

I’ve been told a lot I should do the youtube thing but I just lack the vanity to be able to do it. I always giggle thinking about guys out in the woods talking to their camera and all there subscribers. I like being alone lol

Absolutely a work of excellency. Beautiful, crafted arrows.

Those are super cool!
I think you must be very patient and talented to do that impressive a job.


Mac

"Never Forget Which Way Is Up!"

DT, those look fantastic!

Gotta be a special feeling killing game knowing you built that.
Nice work!

those are the most beautiful arrows i have ever seen. I made tons of them but nothing even remotely compares to those

Sweet!

What longbow? I shoot a few Howard hills

Im shooting a Toelke Whistler 58" 58#@28". Other than self bows I never really deviated to anything but Toelke's. They live near me and I fish with them a fair bit. I actually got that bow for a screaming deal. I traded him tanned beaver tails. Win, win.

Beautifully impressive! Traditional archery fascinates me

Very nice!

Nice DT. Closest I ever got was spliced fletching. Anything out of the ordinary is time consuming.

I'd be afraid to send one, knowing the work that went into them. Amazing craftmanship.

Very impressive work DT

Pulling for you to get that moose tag!
And if you do, please do a write up with pictures.

Moose with a bow is at the top of my wish list

Amazing work, good luck with your moose tag . Please do a follow up with some pictures of your hunt, successful or not.