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Title: New footed woodies
Post by: V-Archer on February 28, 2007, 07:48:00 AM
Hi All,

Last Monday I finished this set of 1st quality footed pinewood arrows. They are 11/32" with a 125 gr. field point. The fletching is 5" shield LW helical.
I'm gonna use these only for 3-d or field shoots where only wooden arrows are allowed.

V-Archer


(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/Arrows/footed3.jpg)

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/Arrows/footed1.jpg)

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/Arrows/footed5.jpg)
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: varmint on February 28, 2007, 07:49:00 AM
Very,very nice arrows!!
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: Izzy on February 28, 2007, 08:26:00 AM
Nice, those have become my favorite nocks.Theyll be attention getters.
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: Rod Ham on February 28, 2007, 08:29:00 AM
Beautiful arrows.  Well done.
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: tukudu on February 28, 2007, 08:41:00 AM
Can I ask what/how you footed these shafts with. Was it done so that you could use screw in points. Any help would be appreciated. tom
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: V-Archer on February 28, 2007, 08:59:00 AM
Hi Tukudu,

I have a guy in the Netherlands who sells these footed shafts ready to work with. The shafts of my arrows have oak as footed area but he uses different kind of hard woods.
I used a TOPHAT Field 3D steel screw on. See picture.

I do not have experience with screw in points for footed shafts but I can imagine that it weakens the footed area. I guess you need some kind of re-enforcement, like a metal bushing around the end of the shaft when using screw-in points.

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l118/V-Archer/Arrows/fieldpoint.jpg)
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: tukudu on February 28, 2007, 10:40:00 AM
V-archer,
  Thanks for the close up and the response. What type of knocks do you use? Sorry to ask so many questions but I have a renewed interest in wood arrows, I think I am re-cyclying back in time. At my age why not. tom
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: V-Archer on February 28, 2007, 01:27:00 PM
Tukudu,

The nocks are Arizona type. I like them because they are "cylindrical" matching the shaft diameter.
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: AkDan on February 28, 2007, 01:54:00 PM
purty purty purty!!!!
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: Hot Hap on February 28, 2007, 04:53:00 PM
Very nice! Hap
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: RamiusEng on February 28, 2007, 05:19:00 PM
Sue-weeeet!
Title: Re: New footed woodies
Post by: drewsbow on February 28, 2007, 05:46:00 PM
very nice :0)