Luis Anselmo Cerna Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hello i live in Chile sudamerica i'm starting to make my wood arrows shafts for my longbow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hello Luis......welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Welcome to the forums Luis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Welcome Luis. There are a few archers on here as well. Most of us shoot compound bows versus traditional. The bow in your Avatar looks like a recurve with a long brace height. Did you shape the bow? If you feel like taking us along for the ride, I'd personally like to see your process for arrow making. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Anselmo Cerna Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks, the brace is acording to the specs, it´s a Wild Mountain Silveretta, i know is made in CZ republic,use 7.5-8" brace height. Never build a wood arrow before, buy a used verita dowel and arrow maker, but dont have the blade gauge calibration, and don´t know the blade projection height. the piece in the red circle is lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Luis Anselmo Cerna said: Thanks, the brace is acording to the specs, it´s a Wild Mountain Silveretta, i know is made in CZ republic,use 7.5-8" brace height. Never build a wood arrow before, buy a used verita dowel and arrow maker, but dont have the blade gauge calibration, and don´t know the blade projection height. the piece in the red circle is lost. Very cool. What type of wood are you planning to use for the arrows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Looks like the dowel maker is still available from Lee Valley. I would contact them and ask to buy a replacement blade guide. http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=42331&cat=1,180,42288&ap=1 Welcome to the Forum ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Anselmo Cerna Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thanks, but just need the 13 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: Very cool. What type of wood are you planning to use for the arrows. We have several options, yesterday tolk to a guy that is using Mañio, Eucalipto and Cedro Boliviano, y have to travel 500km the next week to buy the wood, in my cyti, don't sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luis Anselmo Cerna Posted May 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 10 minutes ago, wdwerker said: Looks like the dowel maker is still available from Lee Valley. I would contact them and ask to buy a replacement blade guide. http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=42331&cat=1,180,42288&ap=1 Welcome to the Forum ! Thanks but just need the dimensions to make my own gauge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 9 minutes ago, Luis Anselmo Cerna said: Thanks, but just need the We have several options, yesterday tolk to a guy that is using Mañio, Eucalipto and Cedro Boliviano, y have to travel 500km the next week to buy the wood, in my cyti, don't sell. I'm not familiar with any of those so good luck. Getting the straightest grain in a moderately rigid wood that allows some flex will pay dividends later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 4, 2018 Report Share Posted May 4, 2018 Welcome to the forums Luis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Hi Luis, and welcome! Making your own arrow shafts seems like an interesting challenge. Biggest challenge is finding wood with straight grain! Riving (splitting) the wood to approximate size usually produces billets with the least amount of grain runout. Is that how you woukd start an arrow shaft? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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