1000 arrows

Not quite. But i thought with all the 1000 threads id post some photos. I like looking at yunz photos so i figured i would contribute.

The blondies on the left are set up for a 60# longbow and the darker on the right are for some 53#ers i have. Whites (with polish flare) are for big game, orange for grouse/stumping. Getting excited for archery season and this is my summer ritual. Never made so many at a go, but all together not bad when the steps are the same. One more day of drying and im ready to fletch!

Always interesting thinking of which one will be THE one….

Nice !!

Dear heavens why did you shoot ur self in the leg??
Jk that's pretty cool work there

I will usually shoot about a 1000 arrows in the week prior to archery season opening. Probably won’t happen this year though.

Cool

I like!

Those are beautifull.What do you make them out of?

Very nice

Very nice, an archery thread. I broke out the compound and started shooting a little lately. Deer season mid sept here. Good luck hunting

Need to start shooting my bow soon

Those shafts look nice

This guy looks super familiar

The amount of talent on this site always amazes me. Those look great DT

You have to have a black arrow too or you wont have anything to bring down the dragon! A little lord of the rings reference.

From the pics, in my mind, each and every one of those are "the one."
I have long dreamed of killing a deer with equipment made entirely by my hand. Unfortunately I have a bum shoulder, so it shall remain but a dream.
Wait. Maybe I can make me a throwing spear.

Arrows are sitka spruce and one dozen is doug fir. It is a cool thing to craft for hunting season. Its not as primitive as possible but its closer. The bows i have made have always been decent but i dont feel like they are of the level to fling arrows at deer elk and bear. I have a cool spliced (This word is unacceptable on Trapperman) feather idea for these this year and if i can force myself to go through with the dexterity monotony of splicing barbs of feathers ill post it up.

Been shooting 50ish a night. You got me beat with 1000 a week for sure! I do try to just shoot one and walk down range and grab it. With the trad bow it gives time to recover and also think about the shot and what was good and bad. Also been working on a band i made from ebay exercise banding. Just ziptied 4 different sizes in a 8-10”ish loop. I can pull to full draw and hold to help with my anchor or try to hercules it and imagine english war-bowmen pulling yew at 125!

Nice dip job on the shafts. Looks like you've got the cresting mastered too. Are you going to splice barred feathers or solid colors?

Something like this. It just takes forever….

Nice!

Very nice indeed!

Sooper nice!

Now come shoot some deer here with that gear. Put you on a doe in 5 minutes.

Sure. Im there. More importantly is my 81 yr old father. He just bought a bow, which is good because he gave his other one away a couple years ago because he thought he couldnt do it anymore

I love the wood arrows!

POC 55#


Shot 3 coons shortly after this photo was taken. I switched arrows, and used steel broadheads.



POC 60#

How are you achieving your marbled crests?

It sounds more complicated than it really is.

Take your wood arrow and carefully tape off where you wish the crest to be. Apply your base coat, white in my case, and allow to thoroughly dry. In a large vase, I like something about 4" in diameter or larger, fill with an adequate amount of water so you can dip past where your crest will be. I use Testors model car paint, and with a toothpick apply a several drops of paint to the surface of the water in the vase. Carefully swish it around with the toothpick, taking care not to "mix" it with the water. You want the paint to float on the surface. If it mixes, dispose of the water and start over because the results suck! Now the fun part, take you shaft and dip through the paint into the water slowly. I like to slightly twist the shaft as it goes in-this with get you more of a swirled marble look. Dip past the cresting (this is why you tape off a generous amount of the shaft), and swish the arrow around to. This will force the remaining paint on the surface to the side of the vase. Remove the shaft from the vase, and give 1 good whip-this throws off the excess water quickly but not the paint. I know, weird right? But it works. Hang the shafts up to dry. As long as the paint isn't mixed with the water, you can reuse by adding more paint and swirling on the surface. I typically replace water after 3-5 shafts.