Arrow making

[cj long range]

Hey y'all I'm new to trad archery and want to make some arrows any information would be much appreciated.

[little john]

Wood or carbon brother

[little john]

A good resource for choosing the right arrows is 3rivers spine calculator

[cj long range]

Wood. I was thinking primitive I'm trying to go primitive on this bow.

[cj long range]

I have a lot of pine trees around me.

[4dog]

Bamboo ...nuff said.

[MEsquivel]

I have a lot of pine trees around me.

If you're not experienced, don't try to make and shoot a branch with feathers out of your bow.
I don't know how much you know about the subject, but heres a few pointers.

1.- All arrows are selected by "spine" and spine is measured in pounds. Which is, in short term, the stiffness of the shaft.
2.- Your spine will vary with the weight of your point and length of the arrow.
3.- Shafts need to be straight and sealed so moister doesnt warp them.
4.- Feathers come in different sizes and either right wing or left wing. It doesn't matter which one you choose, as long as its the same.
5.- You can buy prefinished wood arrows or shafts online. (3rivers is a good start)
Theres more. These are just a few quick tips.

[cj long range]

Thanks guys. I've been building up my carbon arrows for awhile now for my compound bow.
But I just got a 30lb longbow that I wanted to try the primitive way with.

[4dog]

For me...arrows are a bigger deal to make than a bow...and more important too.

[MEsquivel]

Thanks guys. I've been building up my carbon arrows for awhile now for my compound bow.
But I just got a 30lb longbow that I wanted to try the primitive way with.

Theres really not much to it. Especially if you have experience with carbons.
Its going to be expensive at first since you will need the dipping tubes and your quart of either poly or gasket laquer.
Buy raw wood shafts. Straighten, stain, seal, fletch and glue points. Thats pretty much it. It just takes a little more time than carbons.

I cant help you with arrow selection, since I dont know how a 30lb bow shoots like. But start with your draw length and maybe someone here can help.
A 50 pound bow doesnt necessarily shoot a 50 pound spine arrow.
It will have to do with tunning... point weight, arrow length and your draw length.
Also, not every bow shoots the same arrow. You can have 2 bows with the same poundage that shoot different arrows. your arrow needs to be tunned to your bow.

[SamHarper]

Thanks guys. I've been building up my carbon arrows for awhile now for my compound bow.
But I just got a 30lb longbow that I wanted to try the primitive way with.

Here's a tutorial on making bamboo arrows out of garden stakes.

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/48877#.VaPjMEthqgG

[cj long range]

Thanks guys!

[tradtiger]

Thanks guys!

Good luck! Have fun!

[SwampRabbit]

Here's a tutorial on making bamboo arrows out of garden stakes.

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/top...7#.VaPjMEthqgG

That tutorial was awesome. Thanks for posting that up!

[loco cacahuate]

the paleoplanet website is great, I have learned a lot on there.