Caught the arrow building bug

[JamesD]

I was able to get my hands on four dozen POC 100/105 spined arrows. Here are some photos of the first two dozen that are in process. Can't wait to get them completed. They will be 30.75" long with a 100 grain woodie weight and 200 grain Grizzly up front. 18-19% FOC and 850 grains. These will be launched from a 54# lb Primal Tech longbow.

[Alexander Traditional]

Those look really nice 

[Roy from Pa]

 

[fmscan]

James, Teach me something, 54# bow but using spine of 100+! Seems like a lot of spine but my guess is you need that for all the FOC and length of your arrows. Is that the reason? I also assume that an arrow that heavy will really get some penetration? Thanks

[JamesD]

Correct guess on the heavy spine. I have a 30.5" to 30.75" draw length. This complicates getting high FOC with wood arrows for me. The heavy weight up front really lowers the dynamic spine in relation to the dynamic spine of my bow. I am also building the shelf out 5/16" of an inch to get the arrow tuned for this setup. i get an extra 1/2" to 5/8' in length with the woody weights, which allows me to stiffen the arrows up more by cutting them shorter than the 31" to 31 1/4" that I need to keep the broadhead from running into the riser before I hit proper back tension in my shot process. The heavy arrows really up the penetration and really quieten down the bow. At 15 yards and under, a 650 grain and an 850 grain arrow go to the same place when I release. The 850 grain has a little bit higher aiming point at 20-25 yards. I am able to adjust fairly quickly moving between the two. This setup is for hunting, and my thought process behind it is to allow for the most margin of error possible for when hitting an animal, as long as the angle of the hit points the arrow towards the vitals. I could get higher FOC with carbon arrows. I just really like shooting wood arrows.

[fmscan]

James, thank you for confirming my suspicions on such a complicated arrow build, all makes sense and Im sure a critter will feel like it got hit with a spear.... I also love to shoot wood, just hard to explain because carbons have some real pluses. Give use a picture of the finished arrows.

[Rob DiStefano]

Lookin' good! 

[Roy from Pa]

Woodie arrows are so much fun to make....

[JamesD]

Fletching has begun.

[hawkeye n pa]

Nice looking arrows.  I went to carbons and wraps but I do miss making wood arrows especially the cresting part.

[Bernard Bjorklund]

Very nice looking arrows!  There's something special about working on wood shafts!

Bernie

[rustyspike]

James, They look nice. I like orange too. Here are some I built several years ago. There sort of cheaters. Bought them pre-sealed. I did cut and splice the feathers. Yea the crown dip is a little short. I used spray paint on these.

Rich K.

[JamesD]

Rich, that looks like a really nice job you did splicing the feathers on those arrows.

[JamesD]

The first dozen is fletched. Will post completed photos once the woody weights and broadheads are on.

[rustyspike]

James, You get pretty sharp edges with the feather burner. I use a Little Chopper.

Rich K.

[JamesD]

The feather burner does a great job. It burns crown dip well too! I'm still getting the hang of the setup process.

[JamesD]

The first dozen is a wrap. Avg. weight came in at 825 grains. 300 grains up front. FOC ended up at 20%. Will post the second dozen as I get to them.

[Deno]

Those look great James.  Well done!

Deno

[fmscan]

James, they look deadly... very nice.

[rustyspike]

There Killer James.

Rich K.