One of our fellow long time trad gang bowyers sent me one of his specialties that came in the mail today as a thank you for some billets I sold him. Best thank you I ever got!
All I can say is Wow! What true craftsmanship and creativity, yet simply deadly. It shoots just as good as it looks and I can't wait to mess it all up by getting it bloody!
Thank You Mr. Art! You are a fine fellar! :thumbsup: :notworthy:
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It even came with instructions.
It says, "Caution Not for Display, for Making Meat Only" I like that! :goldtooth:
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Here's the 1 shot group at 18 steps.........it's the one on the right. It flies like a dart!! :saywhat:
The group on the left was from much further back. :biglaugh:
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Now that's a good lookin' arra....
Yes sir that's one fine lookin arra.
Not too shabby for a sourwood shoot arrow! That is a true work of Art! I recognized his workmanship. Art tought me about sourwood and cane arrows. Don't you love the way he mounts his trade points!
Very very nice arrow.
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Not too shabby for a sourwood shoot arrow! That is a true work of Art! I recognized his workmanship. Art tought me about sourwood and cane arrows. Don't you love the way he mounts his trade points!
Yes I do, it almost looks like there's nothing holding it on there?!?!
I had to ask him what the heck do you use that's so clear and smooth to keep the point on there?
He said 2 ton epoxy, but I've never seen 2 ton epoxy dry like that before, I'm sure he's got a secret that he ain't sharin with me. ;)
I also wanted to mention that I put this arrow on my spinning jig to check for straightness and a dead give away of an arrow that is untrue is to watch the tip of the broadhead point for wobble. I've spun lots of shafts in my day and I can honestly say that this home made wooden shaft from native materials has less wobble than some of my carbons. That's impressive.
I would need a dial indicator to tell how much if any wobble at all. Art must have tuned these shafts on a lathe to get them this straight. :saywhat:
Here's a couple of close ups of the business end, I'm a welder/fabricator by trade and to me this is very nice work, once again I'm impressed because the angles are perfect. The tanto style tip would be the hard part to get even, very nice and at .055 thick durability is a given.
It's still wicked sharp even after planting it in my foam broadhead target twice.
I can't wait to add my own paint job to it in crimson. :campfire:
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Good looking stuff, the tracer sure helps visibility in addition....very exceptional gift. Congratulations
Nice work Art............and you better not miss Chris! Tell me that doesnt fire up the turkey huntin' engine again?
Awesome work! That arrow was made by an expert! Jawge
Boy that Art is a talented fella. Been admiring his stuff for a while now and it just keeps getting better and better.
Ya Art's ok for an Ole Fart, I guess:)
Thanks everyone!
Now that just goes to show you, if'n an old blind cripple can make a decent arrow, just think how much better you guys are going do! :readit: ....Art
Good Morning ya Ole Coot:)
Now tell us more about this sourwood, I never heard of it. Ya got pictures of it growing?
Roy
Yeah, it will have a permanent home in my quiver. Got a Big Jim's 2-pc. quiver on the way with 4 arrow grippers, guess which arrow will occupy the #4 slot? I guarantee that I'll put it through sumpin' cause it looks a kinda plain without a little red tarnish on it. :thumbsup:
Roy, the botanical name for sourwood is Oxydendrum arboreum. It is an understory tree that grows to 25" to 30" tall and naturally suckers and those suckers are what makes great arrow shafts.
Sourwood also makes some of the best honey out there. It is so good that the bees even keep it seperated from the rest of their honey.
Here Roy, you need to do some reading. It may be touch and go in your area. Check out their density map and compare it for where you live.
http://dendro.cnre.vt.edu/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=61
That particular shaft was hand planed down from probably a 5/8" or 3/4" shoot. Generally you would want 'em closer to dimension but sometimes you took what you can find.
thats a purdee sweet arra ya got there!
Wow! Nice arrow! But darn, it doesn't show it growing ing Indiana!
Thanks B and Matty!
Chris, I never had much luck with a limb mounted quiver on these types of bows. They throw limb balance/timing off and effect arrow flight. And created more noise. Hope you have better luck.....Art
Gorgeous work from nock to point....hope you get to put it to its' intended use soon.
Beautiful work!
I'm a welder/fabricator by trade.....
Same here Semo been at it for 30 years now. I've been lucky enough to work in the same place for 28 years now.
art that is something else. next time im in wv , im looking for some sourwood.
-hov
I love that "poof" at the end of the fletching! Maybe I will copy that at some time. I'm making some of my own shoot arrows and leave the straightening burns on there as well for a natural camo. Very nice work! Oh BTW I'm a welder by trade too Semo Hunter.
West Texan and Nimrod, glad to see some fellow skin burners here.
I've always had a talent for working with steel and not wood, cause you can melt it, beat it down, cut it, grind it, and it's still steel. If I break it I can clean it up, reinforce it and weld it back..........wood on the other hand, once it's broke that's pretty much it.
That's why I'm surprised that I can build a bow, never was much of a carpenter and I still couldn't build you a piece of furniture worthy for a flea market or a yard sale. :knothead:
Somehow bow building just feels different to me.
Yea I've always been good at the steel thing too. Mostly TIG doing Aerospace and Semi-Conductor. All on my own now and doing ok at it. I have lots of machining experience too so I think that helps me with the wood thing. Gotta be very careful and detail orientated but with wood you need more "feel" instead of a measurement for a thickness or width. In my shop I do welding for a couple hours and then bow stuff for a bit then back to welding. It's nice to have a flexible day!
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West Texan and Nimrod, glad to see some fellow skin burners here.
I've always had a talent for working with steel and not wood, cause you can melt it, beat it down, cut it, grind it, and it's still steel. If I break it I can clean it up, reinforce it and weld it back..........wood on the other hand, once it's broke that's pretty much it.
That's why I'm surprised that I can build a bow, never was much of a carpenter and I still couldn't build you a piece of furniture worthy for a flea market or a yard sale. :knothead:
Somehow bow building just feels different to me.
Semo- Its funny you say that, I feel the same way as I to am a welder/fitter by trade... I never felt so lost when i started working with wood...
Art- Nice arrow by the way....
Well, in order to do what we do....you do need a certain amount of creativity and talent.
You do need to be able to follow a design, patter, blueprint, or instructions.
And you need to be good at working with your hands.
Those are also qualifications for bow building. :thumbsup:
That is a beautiful arrow for sure!
That is an awesome *insert expletive here* arrow! :thumbsup:
Great gift, Art has some skills.
I've had the pleasure to handle a couple of Art's arrows that have made it out here to the west coast. As good as they look in pictures, they are even more awesome in the hand.
There's a lot of craftsmen on this site but Art is one of those guys who the craftsmen look up to.
Guy
Thanks Guy, you're too kind! But if anyone is qualified to judge quality then it would be you. My arrows pale in comparision to yours......Art
Those are very kind words, Art. I thank you for them.
You and I do different kinds of art, if you don't mind I'll still hold your work up as a personal goal.
Guy