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| segolden |
Favorite Arrow?Considering the requirements for certain arrows in formal competition, traditions in the woodbow culture, and sheer practicality, what is your favorite style of arrow for your pet bow, and the reasons why? Yeah, I'm picking brains today, as I'm looking at one of Fred's bows.
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| Haywain |
Segolden - my pet bow is a 68" Blackbrook Zeta AFB (longbow to you ) 45@27" - My prefered arrows are 5/16 POC shafts 40-45 Spine 28" long, with a 100 grain point and 4" shield fletchings. I only ever shoot field these days and they do me fine. (is this what you were after??)
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| segolden |
 Never gonna live that one down, am I? You hit my specs dead on, Haywain, though I'm not sure if I'm going to order something lighter this time or not. Trying to get a consensus I guess. Like that robot in the movies kept saying, "INPUT-INPUT-INPUT...".
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| Dave B |
50# Martin savannah 29 1/2" 2018 with 125 grain points or 29" 50/55 poc with 125 grain points
51# Robertson stykbow vision longbow 50/55 poc as above. Great arrow flight all round. Hope this helps. |
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| Bushy |
KG Deluxe long bow 66#
31" cut POC 100gr pile 3 1/4 inch shield or Falchions (they look even better barred) 46# spined HELICAL fletchings which are the way forward |
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| Robin Hood |
Turbow English Longbow 66lbs @28
shafts are 11/32 Victoria Ash 5 1/2 inch feathers turkey barred straight and tied down feathers. |
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| Haywain |
I'm going to cheat and show you a picture cos I can 
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| segolden |
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| kirk |
Although i consider myself a trad shooter, i'm not a purist.
I shoot my Kota flatbow with 1916 Easton xx75 camo, 5 inch red helical fletching and conventional nocks. I also use the Med release, so this puts me in the barebow class. I love wooden arrows, love making them and there is nothing finer than a set of well crafted wooden arrows, i just shoot alloys for there light weight, consistent performance and durability. I'm even going down the road of getting some Easton Legacy wood grain pattern shafts, they look super cool and have all i like about alloys. |
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| stovie |
Pine shafts, tipped with short bodkins...all self nocks, made by my fair hand with a variety of fletchings
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| chrisanson |
allo m8 fancy seein you here 
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| stovie |
Small "virtual" world init Chris...how you doin? | ||
| chrisanson |
yes m8 it is i'm doin good ta. just havein another go at an ash bow.
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| nick1346 |
For my bow, 115lb self yew EWB I have several types of arrow.
Display arrows, rarely shot this one weighs 86grams, 32" long shaft, bobtailed from 1/2" to 3/8". Fletches are 7 1/2" long at the base and the trailing edge is natural, cut from Peacock primaries and bound with linen thread. The nock is reenforced with horn and the head is hand forged a polished so you can see you mush in it. I make all my arrows bu tnot the heads, this one was made for me by my friend John Marshall. 
I'll post some images of my everday arrows later. |
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| Steve B |
nick1346, I look forward to seeing more works or "art" from you they are very very nice indeed | ||
| nick1346 |
 Oh you sweet talker you, doh (note to admin: canwe have a camp hand icon that would fill nicely here?)
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| segolden |
And modest, too, well well...
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| fred |
arrowsBefore I had my stroke I shot KG1 46lbs at 28" I shoot 28"1/2 from pile to nock.ARROWS-- 5/16 Barrelled both ends to 9/32 14"front- 6" back FLETCHINGS- 2"-1/2" HAND CUT SHIELD TYPE PILES----------30GR Brass bullet type. SPINE----------41 WGHT- MATCHED +/- .050 of a gram. Now I shoot the same except -- 4" fletch 55gr pile Fred |
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| jb.68 |
These are the first set of arras I made.
Started off as a doz' but now down to 8 left. 
They are 13/32 poplar with drop forged heads (I aint payin 20 quid a point, not the way I loose 'em) and horn re-enforced nocks. I'm also in the middle of makin some war arrras, 1/2" shafts. I'll try and post pic's when I get a chance. |
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| Liam |
Yes please, would love to see the pics
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| Lin |
Hi all
My faveret bow is my Italian self yew bow 90@30 and very fast... I normaly shoot 1/2 inch bobtailed to 3/8 at the nock end with 7 inch fletchings and tudor or bodkin heads.But I love shooting The Poacher which is a Devises swollow tail head the complete arrow is about 80grams don't go very far though Nice to see your arra's on here jb & Nick very nice...
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| jb.68 |
Nice one Lin, post some pic's mate.
Here's a couple'a three from the new batch. The red and white fletched ones have 7.5" fletches and are 78g, 1/2" poplar shafts. The white with blue binding has 8.5 fletches and was made for the John Holder challenge http://www.pickwicks.org.uk/Announcements.htm but at only 63g, came up too light to use but there are others in the batch that will come in at the right weight. All are bobtailed down to 3/8" over the last 12" Btw I left one of the little arras in to show size comparison. 
I've only shot the 1/2" arras from my smaller bow (60lb @ 28") and they only reached about 110-120 yds |
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| Steve B |
going to have to get my A in to G and get some more pics on the web site I think, great job on the arrows people
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| Lin |
Hi all
Ere's some a me arra's from left ta right.. 1. The Poacher (Devises Swallowtail). 2. Tudor head hand forged by Mark Stratton 1/2 inch bobtailed shaft. 3. Millitary Arrow 1/2 inch poplar shaft 8 1/2 inch fletches made by Robert Shelton robert@sheltonarrow.fsnet.co.uk. 4. Wifey's roving arra machined bodkin 5 inch fletches (good for 180 out of a 40lb bow). 5. Wobbly Bob (a long story) good for 200yds +. [/img  ]
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| Liam |
Nice looking arrows, I like to see 'woodies' and their variations
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| jb.68 |
Nice selection there Lin. I do like the poacher, are they turkey fletches on there? | ||
| Lin |
Hi jb
All the fletches are turkey I seem to have trouble with peacock etc but I'm making one up to try as we speak.... See u at Batsford.. 
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| jb.68 |
Look forward to seeing it mate, I'll have your arra planing board ready by then too. Not long to wait now mate I'll show you the bow I made at Steve's aswell.
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| Lin |
jb
Nice one  hope the weathers a bit better this year got f***ing soaked last year...
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| jb.68 |
Just had some of that this weekend,camping in Staffs.  yuk, luvely country side tho'
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| Lin |
jb
We went to Rockingham Castle history fair reenactment type thingy.Boiling hot day, but some crap warbows (supposedly) for sale at extortionate prices and some 15th centuary archers with dare I say it  plastic nocks...
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| jb.68 |
Classic mate. |