DIY wood arrow taper jig and preliminary wood arrow making

[pbldhdeerhunting]

what kind of paint do use to dip the arrows in for the custom dip



[Woodenarrows]

@pbldhdeerhunting Anything that won't be affected by your clear coating. I tend to use enamels on my carbon and aluminum arrows and wood stains on my wood arrows. I have also found that the Fletch-Tite platinum fletching cement I like to use will not stick to Krylon paints.

[Saluritribe]

In the drawing shouldn't the grain of the wood be perpendicular to the bow with the arrows of the grain touching the upright rest not the bottom of the shelf

[Woodenarrows]

@Saluritribe If you visually rotate the arrow in the upper half of the drawing 90 degrees counter clockwise like it will be when it's on the bowstring, you will have the condition you are referring to. Also see my video /watch?v=CvMGZjHG4Ds

[stroscar]

Great Video, Where do you you get your shafts?

[Woodenarrows]

@stroscar I’ve used Port Orford Cedar, Sitka Spruce and Douglas Fir. Any shafts I buy are hand spined & hand weighed because I only but a dozen at a time. If I bought in lots of 100 I'd do the sorting myself.

I have come to really like Douglas Fir, it is my #1 choice. I purchase Fir shafts from “Surewood Shafts”. Nice shafts, good people to work with. Spruce I order from “Hildebrand Arrow Shafts”. Cedar I’ll buy from whomever has hand spined and hand weighed shafts at reasonable cost.

[stroscar]

@Woodenarrows Thanks!

[WannaBEEfarmer]

Nice video!

Thank you very much for making and sharing your video.

I just about to start making wood arrows.

Will be watching all of your videos!

Thank you again

[n2jmb]

What a Great idea! You just saved me a ton of money. Thanks for the great video!

[Trophybow1]

Very good and informative video! Thank you.

[kaziklu79]

Excellent video! Can a super glue be used instead of the special "archery" one?

[Woodenarrows]

@kaziklu79 - You could probaly use super glue for the nocks but I would not trust it for the points. I have never tried it so I can't say for sure. If I was to try it I would use a "Gel" type super glue. From my use it in the past on carbon arrow inserts, the Gel super glue seems to make a better bond than the thin stuff.

[kaziklu79]

@Woodenarrows Thank you! 

[medicjimr]

Isn't simplicity great the use of the sander and simple jig just like an alcohol stove nice work Jim

[mrwhitetail1994]

jim could u possibly do a video on how to bare shaft a arrow

[Woodenarrows]

@mrwhitetail1994 I had started one but got interrupted. Next few weeks are busy. Don't know now when I will be able to get back to it.

[Ggreenvideos]

That's a great Demo Jim! Thanks :o)

[CONNORWIESELER2014]

great man thats pretty smart what grit do you use for the sander ???

[Woodenarrows]

@CONNORWIESELER2014 - Well, you are not looking for a fine finish, just wood removal. My last two packs have been 120 grit but, next time I am going to try some 80 grit.