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Equipment & Gear => Archery Gear => Topic started by: Redbeard on April 04, 2017, 09:00:53 AM

Title: Arrow building
Post by: Redbeard on April 04, 2017, 09:00:53 AM: I enjoy arrow building.I am interested in others opinions on the subject.
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Post by: Smoke on April 04, 2017, 09:13:24 AM: always... get the weight I want... fletches I want... colors I want... FOC I want... and it's fun.... ;)
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Post by: theleo on April 04, 2017, 09:36:46 AM: I enjoy it because it gives me something to tinker with. I've not gotten to the point of chasing the FOC number much but I like having my setup unique to me. Weight is my target in builds and trying to get there in the simplest way possible with how I fletch my arrows.
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Post by: Squidward on April 04, 2017, 10:09:58 AM: I'm going out on a limb and bet your not talking the same arrows but here are some of mine. Squid
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Post by: Redbeard on April 04, 2017, 10:34:58 AM: Those are some nice arrows.
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Post by: Squidward on April 04, 2017, 10:43:32 AM: Quote from: Redbeard on April 04, 2017, 10:34:58 AM
Those are some nice arrows.
thank you Redbeard, I'm trying to kill a deer with them, hopefully this yr. ;) Squid
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Post by: scotsman on April 04, 2017, 07:32:15 PM: Cresting family Robertson Hunting Tartan. Shafts are Easton traditional wood grain carbon, 476 grains with spliced feathers.p
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Post by: Redbeard on April 04, 2017, 09:22:06 PM: :tup: nice
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Post by: theleo on April 05, 2017, 08:44:39 AM: Quote from: scotsman on April 04, 2017, 07:32:15 PM

Cresting family Robertson Hunting Tartan. Shafts are Easton traditional wood grain carbon, 476 grains with spliced feathers.p
Good looking arrows! If I remember correctly the wraps are Onsestringers rite?
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Post by: JKEEN33 on April 05, 2017, 08:58:04 AM: Bought a saw and jig just after I started shooting a bow. I like building and fixing my own stuff. Nothing to do with tuning a bow or building an arrow is difficult if you take a little time to learn.
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Post by: tlbradford on April 05, 2017, 09:31:57 AM: Those are beautiful arrows squid and scots!
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Post by: Squidward on April 05, 2017, 09:38:05 AM: Quote from: tlbradford on April 05, 2017, 09:31:57 AM
Those are beautiful arrows squid and scots!
Thank you!
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Post by: demontang on April 05, 2017, 12:26:48 PM: You guys go way beyond what I do in building arrows lol look good :tup:
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Post by: scotsman on April 07, 2017, 09:12:45 PM: Thanks guys. And yep the tartan wraps are custom from onestringers.
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Post by: 4fletch on April 11, 2017, 10:37:57 PM: It's a good feeling to harvest animals with arrows you have built. I've found Bitzenburger fletching jigs are one of the best easy to set up holds the fletching very well