Archery - Arrows & Quivers

Methods for Applying Heat to Bamboo

feeds@yuku.com (zeNBowyer) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:13:50 GMT

Been looking for a better method of heating and straightening my bamboo,
after looking around I see some are using dry heat, some wet/steam, over an oven and other methods,
wondering what some of you guys are using as a heat source

question on flu flu arrows

feeds@yuku.com (aprice555) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:14:50 GMT

i was wondering if anybody has ever added full length feathers in between your normal fletching to make a regular arrow into a flu flu? This would make 6 feathers total. If you have how do they fly? I am wanting to a few out of some arrows without taking off the normal fletching to go pheasant hunting. Thank you for your help.

Anthony

spine

feeds@yuku.com (wabbiter) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 05:08:15 GMT

what do you guys mean when you say spine the shaft......sorry if i sound a bit dumb...

bamboo splits and cracks helpp

feeds@yuku.com (brkbk) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:30:13 GMT

aloha folks,i recently harvested some bamboo stalks for arrows and all of em wrinkled lengthwise then cracked lengthwise...what did i do wrong?
do i need to puncture all the joints(nodes) lengthwise through the shafts for equal drying?
thanks dave

Plant stake bamboo arrow spine

feeds@yuku.com (kiltedcelt) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:02:29 GMT

When using bamboo plant stakes for arrows, do you sand all of the nodes down before you spine them? Also, can you simply epoxy your points and (plastic) nocks on? I saw some bamboo arrows a guy had made and he glued in little wood inserts in the tip to accept the field points. He used shaped horn for the nocks. Seems like it'd be a pain in the rear to sand a bunch of arrows down before being able to spine them but then again that sounds like the most logical way to go about it. It seems...

Fancy Reinforcement?

feeds@yuku.com (Telfer) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:03:24 GMT

Anyone know how to make this kind of nock reinforcement?

http://i33.tinypic.com/1zweyc2.jpg

I have some Bubinga wood I want to try something different with.

Currently I reinforce my nocks with a simple 1/8" dowel like this:

http://i36.tinypic.com/143kw9e.jpg

what type of plane for arrowshafts

feeds@yuku.com (caveman2533) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:00:36 GMT

I want to purchase a small plane for arrow shafts and was wondering what type of plane works best. I don't want to use flint flakes. I have plenty of that and have made a lot of shafts that way.
steve Nissly

fore shaft

feeds@yuku.com (blacktail) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:45:20 GMT

forgive me i just woke up..and i think i spelled fore shaft wrong..does a fore shaft need to be a certain lenght....i have some small peices of white oak 6-8 inchs long and really dont like throwing things away if they can be used..thanks john

arrows

feeds@yuku.com (wabbiter) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 08:30:11 GMT

thought i'd have a go at making my own arrows, any advice folks ie.. type of wood, feathers etc....thanx

First Fletches & Question

feeds@yuku.com (blair) — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 05:29:25 GMT

Hi! Blair here, I've been lurking and have finally taken the plunge....brilliant forum! I suppose what you guys do here is mostly run of the mill stuff in your own view, to the outsider I'm seeing some awesome skills and talents. I've knocked up a few "arrows" and am looking for a bit of basic advice. My fletchings are made from found feathers, gull, swan and wood pigeon. They all fly straight, but the third one I made from swan feathers is the only one that I got fitted...

Primitive fish arrow help

feeds@yuku.com (backwoodsjoe) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:57:08 GMT

I would like some ideas on making primitive arrows tipped with thorns, sharpened sticks or other sharp objects instead of stone points. I'd like to make a few for fish but would like to do several types for an Educational display I'm working on. I'll be using rivercane and wooden shafts. Any info, drawings or photos will be appreciated !

Rawhide Fletching?

feeds@yuku.com (bglong) — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 06:33:08 GMT

In this thread http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/reply/178245#reply-178245 a good ways down there is a pic of a guy with an arrow fletched with what looks like rawhide strips?

Can anyone confirm just exactly what kind of material it is and does anyone have any idea how it was accomplished?

Much thanks,
Bill

Where to find rivercane....

feeds@yuku.com (beaglebow) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:34:43 GMT

in Iowa? I'm in southeastern Iowa, specifically Ottumwa, and would like to find some to make some arrows, mostly for fun, but if I get some good shooters, I'll take em out. I'm just not sure if the stuff grows around here, and if so, where to find it? Anyone live around here that could point me in the right direction?

What's wrong with tailfeathers for fletching?

feeds@yuku.com (sword1131) — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:23:45 GMT

Just a thought, I'm new to making arrows and have lots of spare tailfeathers. Unfortunately I did not save too many wing feathers from my hawks. Will tailfeathers work? I can sort them out to right and left side of the bird very easily.

My first (real) arrows

feeds@yuku.com (Boru) — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:40:24 GMT

Hi,
Here are my arrows. Birch dowels I hand straightened, a little dark stain, wild turkey feathers and tied with sinew and hide glue. Nocks also reinforced with sinew. I had a problem with the hide glue on the sinew below the nocks becoming tacky from the moisture of my fingers, so I sealed them from top to bottom with a few coats of polyeurethane.

Thanks,
George...

Anyone near Hagerstown, Md want o split a Tonkin Bale?

feeds@yuku.com (bglong) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:35:43 GMT

Hi,

I'm in Martinsburg, WV. I'm looking for someone within driving distance...Winchester, Va, or Hagerstown area that would like to split the cost of a bale of 3' 3/8 " Tonkin Bamboo. A whole bale is 500 shafts, and will run about $64.50 with tax.

Is Tonkin bendable?

feeds@yuku.com (bglong) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 04:55:34 GMT

I was reading about tonkin on the bamboo suppy site. In the Faq's it says it can't be heated and bent.

It seems as if I have read on here that it is bendable. You guys that have worked with it, what have you found?
Thanks,
Bill

peacock feathers

feeds@yuku.com (ladams) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:30:02 GMT

Anyone tried peacock feathers on arrows, My neighbors fave way too many peacocks????

War bows and arrow spine

feeds@yuku.com (alexsosnovski) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:54:39 GMT

Hello everyone.

I have finally purchased a bow that can be classified as war bow, 90# @ 28". If calculated as described in this thread the required arrow spine is around 115..120 (I am aiming at 31" draw length as with my other bow). So here is a question: how do people choose arrows for their war bows? It is very difficult to measure spine precisely for very stiff arrows. I am planning on...

Tapered cane shafts?

feeds@yuku.com (bglong) — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 06:00:29 GMT

Hi,
I am new here and new to arrow building. I cut some of what I believe is river cane Monday. We always called it bamboo. It gets prety big, and I have to hunt young plants, of which there are few. Even those are not uniform in diameter , thicker in the bottom and thinner at the top. I have difficulty finding sections that are of the right size at the right length . A couple of questions:

1. Does anyone just use the tops of older plants for shafts?

2. If so, do you...