The mystical wooden arrow flight -

Standing Bear · 10-10-2010, 09:57 AM

Last night, I was fletching a whole bunch of arrows with my Helix Jig and everything I was adding another 2" Blazer vane, I had to glance over at my Bitzenburger jig, not doing anything. I miss shooting wooden arrows with a glue on two or three blade broadhead. I remember the first time I let a Port Oxford cedar shaft tipped with a three blade snuffer fly at a black bear, it was as if time had slowed down enought for me to see that arrow fly and dissapear through my bear.

Then I glanced over at the magnificent wooden arrows Stan Mercer of Red Feather Archery built me and that is what I am doing today, shooting my longbow and enjoying some good time with my traditional gear.

That mystical wooden arrow flight, something I want to have with me till I am no longer able to walk on this planet, my thoughts this morning.

varmint101 · 10-10-2010, 08:10 PM

Yea, a broken wood shaft is a beautiful thing.

Briarsdad · 10-11-2010, 05:14 PM

I have had that exact feeling here lately. I started shooting cedar arrows that I sanded, stained, dipped, fletched and tapered all myself several years ago when I first got into traditional archery. Over the last couple years I had switched to shooting GT Traditional arrows because I liked the ease of tuning them. I guess I got lazy and went for the easy way. This year I got the fever back and I have bought some cedar shafts from 3Rivers and started fletching away with my old JoJan fletcher. I even dug out my taper tool and my feather choppers. I have been shooting every evening with the Black Widow and I have some 150 gr Phoenix glue on's coming from Red Feather Archery. I have picked out 6 matched grain shafts and have them fletched up with some red and traditional barred feathers with red Bohning Classic nocks to match the killer looks of the Phoenix broadhead.

I have a feeling I will be letting some wood fly myself before the end of bow season this fall.

Standing Bear · 10-11-2010, 06:21 PM

Briarsdad, that is too cool, thank you for sharing that !!!! When you do get something, make sure to send us a couple of pics !!

Big Boar · 10-11-2010, 06:47 PM

Wow I feel like I am in Ted the Nug's present. Or maybe I am on Trad Gang

Seriously, I can almost understand where you are coming from but when I hear everything else on this site it makes me think everyone only wants the latest and greatest thing out there (of course other than me, since I still use aluminum arrows and RM premier head). I went to training wheels on my bow in the old days and will never go back. I also don't want a 1957 Chevy.

But I love hearing you guys and gals talking this old stuff too.

Keep it going.

Standing Bear · 10-11-2010, 07:16 PM

Port Oxford cedar shaft with a modified Snuffer broadhead and my little flatbow and a spruce grouse, that was quite a day !!!!

shep · 10-11-2010, 07:44 PM

It's hurts when I break one of them but the sweet cedar scent helps ease the pain.

05_sprcrw · 10-12-2010, 05:45 AM

This thread is really wanting me to pick up traditional archery.

shep · 10-12-2010, 07:01 AM

05_sprcrw I have about 50 recurves if you get the itch real bad

I should have something you could fling a few arrows out of

05_sprcrw · 10-12-2010, 07:12 AM

Shep I would definitely say you have the itch. The biggest thing is I don't know where to start to get a bow that fits me. I need to go to the pro shop and see if the guy knows anything about trad gear. If not I will have a lot of questions for all of you.

Standing Bear · 10-12-2010, 08:10 AM

Shep, that last picture you posted got me smilling !!!!! I know now without a shadow of a doubt that your a traditional archer

Made me smile again !!!

Question, so over the course of your traditional archery career, what shifts in the broadhead industry did you find the most beneficial towards the traditional bowhunter?

What are some of your favorite heads and why?

Standing Bear · 10-12-2010, 08:12 AM

Dustin, do it !!!! Get yourself set up with a traditional bow and start flinging them wooden arrows, its really enjoyable and fun !!

varmint101 · 10-12-2010, 08:32 AM

The first bloodied arrow there looked like this to start. Cut, sealed(no stain), tapered, fletched myself. They are chundoo not cedar. The broken fancy arrow is cedar. I do love wood. There's just nothing like a freshly broken cedar on a blood trail.

Standing Bear · 10-12-2010, 12:09 PM

Keep posting varmint101, those are great pictures !!!!

shep · 10-12-2010, 12:10 PM

Here is a new dip color I tried Sat. evening. I use wood arrows for the deer but I keep a few aluminum arrows in the quiver with squirrel thumpers on them.

10-10-2010, 09:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	The mystical wooden arrow flight Last night, I was fletching a whole bunch of arrows with my Helix Jig and everything I was adding another 2" Blazer vane, I had to glance over at my Bitzenburger jig, not doing anything. I miss shooting wooden arrows with a glue on two or three blade broadhead. I remember the first time I let a Port Oxford cedar shaft tipped with a three blade snuffer fly at a black bear, it was as if time had slowed down enought for me to see that arrow fly and dissapear through my bear. Then I glanced over at the magnificent wooden arrows Stan Mercer of Red Feather Archery built me and that is what I am doing today, shooting my longbow and enjoying some good time with my traditional gear. That mystical wooden arrow flight, something I want to have with me till I am no longer able to walk on this planet, my thoughts this morning. __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-11-2010, 05:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Briarsdad Broadhead Tester Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indiana Posts: 389	I have had that exact feeling here lately. I started shooting cedar arrows that I sanded, stained, dipped, fletched and tapered all myself several years ago when I first got into traditional archery. Over the last couple years I had switched to shooting GT Traditional arrows because I liked the ease of tuning them. I guess I got lazy and went for the easy way. This year I got the fever back and I have bought some cedar shafts from 3Rivers and started fletching away with my old JoJan fletcher. I even dug out my taper tool and my feather choppers. I have been shooting every evening with the Black Widow and I have some 150 gr Phoenix glue on's coming from Red Feather Archery. I have picked out 6 matched grain shafts and have them fletched up with some red and traditional barred feathers with red Bohning Classic nocks to match the killer looks of the Phoenix broadhead. I have a feeling I will be letting some wood fly myself before the end of bow season this fall. __________________ Red Feather Archery Black Widow PLX Osage,Diamondback Archery Venom Longbow

10-11-2010, 06:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	Briarsdad, that is too cool, thank you for sharing that !!!! When you do get something, make sure to send us a couple of pics !! __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-11-2010, 07:16 PM	#6 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	Port Oxford cedar shaft with a modified Snuffer broadhead and my little flatbow and a spruce grouse, that was quite a day !!!! __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-12-2010, 05:45 AM	#8 (permalink)
05_sprcrw Broadhead Tester Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,445	This thread is really wanting me to pick up traditional archery. __________________ New Breed Archery Samurai Genetix 82lbs 29" 550 Grains 16% F.O.C. 282 fps, RFA Phoenix and Razorhawk Broadheads

10-10-2010, 08:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
varmint101 130gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freetown, IN Posts: 456	Yea, a broken wood shaft is a beautiful thing.

10-11-2010, 06:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Big Boar 130gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Posts: 514	Wow I feel like I am in Ted the Nug's present. Or maybe I am on Trad Gang Seriously, I can almost understand where you are coming from but when I hear everything else on this site it makes me think everyone only wants the latest and greatest thing out there (of course other than me, since I still use aluminum arrows and RM premier head). I went to training wheels on my bow in the old days and will never go back. I also don't want a 1957 Chevy. But I love hearing you guys and gals talking this old stuff too. Keep it going.

10-11-2010, 07:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
shep 100gr Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fallston, Maryland Posts: 286	It's hurts when I break one of them but the sweet cedar scent helps ease the pain.

10-12-2010, 07:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
shep 100gr Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fallston, Maryland Posts: 286	05_sprcrw I have about 50 recurves if you get the itch real bad I should have something you could fling a few arrows out of

10-12-2010, 07:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
05_sprcrw Broadhead Tester Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 1,445	Shep I would definitely say you have the itch. The biggest thing is I don't know where to start to get a bow that fits me. I need to go to the pro shop and see if the guy knows anything about trad gear. If not I will have a lot of questions for all of you. __________________ New Breed Archery Samurai Genetix 82lbs 29" 550 Grains 16% F.O.C. 282 fps, RFA Phoenix and Razorhawk Broadheads

10-12-2010, 08:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	Shep, that last picture you posted got me smilling !!!!! I know now without a shadow of a doubt that your a traditional archer Made me smile again !!! Question, so over the course of your traditional archery career, what shifts in the broadhead industry did you find the most beneficial towards the traditional bowhunter? What are some of your favorite heads and why? __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-12-2010, 08:12 AM	#12 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	Dustin, do it !!!! Get yourself set up with a traditional bow and start flinging them wooden arrows, its really enjoyable and fun !! __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-12-2010, 08:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
varmint101 130gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freetown, IN Posts: 456	The first bloodied arrow there looked like this to start. Cut, sealed(no stain), tapered, fletched myself. They are chundoo not cedar. The broken fancy arrow is cedar. I do love wood. There's just nothing like a freshly broken cedar on a blood trail.

10-12-2010, 12:09 PM	#14 (permalink)
Standing Bear Moderator Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Northwest Territories, Canada Posts: 845	Keep posting varmint101, those are great pictures !!!! __________________ Authorized Athens Archery Dealer, Athens Factory Staff Shooter Swhacker Pro Staff

10-12-2010, 12:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
shep 100gr Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fallston, Maryland Posts: 286	Here is a new dip color I tried Sat. evening. I use wood arrows for the deer but I keep a few aluminum arrows in the quiver with squirrel thumpers on them.

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