Starting another batch of arrows
 

These are 61/65 spined POC (Port Orford Cedar) shafts. Stained using fiebings leather dye. Shaft is olive drab green, crown is black and cap is white. Will use white feathers and nocks.

These shafts are also tapered (not barrel or hunter barrel). 11/32" shaft tapered to 5/16 on nock end. Will take pics and post tomorrow or the next day. At this point I've only stained so will do a build-along on the site here to keep the trad forum afloat.

Wish me luck. :lol:

LUCK :!:

Waiting to see your work in progress. 8)

Stained shafts.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ws/Shafts2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ws/Shafts1.jpg

Sand with 0000 steel wool to remove stain/dye residue.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ws/Sanding.jpg

Don't know if I'm more impressed with the shafts or the cleaness of your work bench!!! Looks good either way!!

Must be nice to have a work bench....

Kodiak

Must not be much work going on to have that clean a work bench.

My work bench has been given awards for being the most congested, crowded, unorganized, etc.! :shock:


Keep the arrow pics coming. Want to see the fancy work develop. I might learn something this time. :)

Shoulda saw it 30 minutes before I took the pictures.

Got the workbench cuz I got tired of my jojans falling over when I was using the top of the ice chest. 8)

Didn't get to work on them tonight. Had to go buy a trumpet for my kids band class, then fix a flat and get an oil change. Yeah, I PAID someone to change my oil. Wanna make sump'n of it? :twisted:

But, I'm scheming on the colors for the crest. Probably use the same colors as last time. Only real change is the cap stain and feathers. Used barred red and natural barred last time if you'll remember. Now, gonna use all white. Gonna use nanners again.

Will try to do the first dip and crest tomorrow.

NO PICS??? :shock:

No excuses allowed. :evil:

OK. I will wait another day if I have to. :?

Lost.... I just bought a new trad rig...a TD Hunter 50# @ 27" draw...pretty sweet! I am shooting shafts that are about as big around as beer cans..man are they heavy! I'll get tired carrying 2 arrows like Charles.....

Well, didn't make much progress, but, I've got to a starting point for the cresting.

Sometimes, usually, you'll find a few that aren't quite as straight as you'd like them. Check for straightness and then work the bends out as needed.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...raightness.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...Straighten.jpg

Here, I've steel wooled, dipped, steel wooled, and cleaned with the blue shop rag/paper towel you see on the work bench.

A big dipper with gasket lacquer works great. Just make sure you use ventilation.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../BigDipper.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...danddrying.jpg

Have your supplies and tools laid out before starting. I use Mineral Spirits to thin the paint to the consistency I need. I got the two little white bowls at Wal-Mart; works great for holding the spirits while you're working. Easy to dip a brush in them too.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...restingJig.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...ralSpirits.jpg

Shafts with a base coat. A thunderstorm ran me out of the garage for the night. Will finish up tomorrow. I got the 7th arrow's base coat on about the time NOAA anounced a severe T-storm, about 5 minutes after the thunder started clapping. Funny how far they lean forward on their warnings isn't it? :lol: My garage is all metal, not a place to be in an electrical storm.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...s/BaseCoat.jpg

Slayer, you shooting the 2513s off it? Just can't never tell with a recurve what arrows it'll like. Longbows are a whole nuther animal. Real picky about aluminums and carbons.

Post a pic if you could, would love to see it. If you need a site to store pictures so you'll have the URL necessary to post them here, try:

www.photobucket.com

Real easy to use.

Oh yeah, special thanks to Caitlin (my 5 year old) for taking the latest pictures.

Good info Losthawg but couldn't you get a better looking model to show the steps, say like the martin ad girl!! :lol:

Okay, here I've applied the crests and am waiting for the paint to set before I apply a coat of Polyurethane.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...rows/Crest.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1...estApplied.jpg

Seems there's always an "OOPS" for me. :oops:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v1.../OopsCrest.jpg