Old School arrows -

Archer · 11-17-2009, 06:51 PM

While stone is fun to work with, I still like the old school metal trade points from the Pope and Young days. I made these using harvested turkey feathers and band saw blade points. All is lashed together with sinew.

Booner · 11-17-2009, 08:46 PM

Hey archer.....when do you have time to work? haha Did you make the whole set up in the last picture?

Archer · 11-17-2009, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Booner

Hey archer.....when do you have time to work? haha Did you make the whole set up in the last picture?

Yes, I will post the Tipi build along at some point.

Booner · 11-17-2009, 09:19 PM

I would think nothing less. What made you decide to sew the fletch on these arrows? Is that the way the native american did it?

Archer · 11-17-2009, 09:25 PM

That wraping style is more European than native.

Booner · 11-17-2009, 09:44 PM

I can see how effective it would be with sinew. How did the native americans attach them?

Archer · 11-17-2009, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Booner

I can see how effective it would be with sinew. How did the native americans attach them?

Just as I did. and then they would have applied pine tar to bind and waterproof.

Booner · 11-17-2009, 09:54 PM

Unreal how creative they were. I would assume winter would hinder the collection of pine sap. Did the sap not weight down the fletch?

varmint101 · 11-26-2009, 07:48 PM

Those old bandsaw blades sharpen up well. My work uses a Wood Mizer and there are always blades to be had!

Red Feather Archery · 12-28-2009, 10:26 AM

Beautiful work, Archer. I made a tipi once for my kids out of a semi truck load cover. Was a fun project, but didn't look as cool as yours.

Booner · 01-01-2010, 12:12 PM

Archer....I taught you well........he he he KIDDING FOLKS!!! He's the bomb.

coonass gator · 01-03-2010, 09:03 AM

That is awsome! I would love to make some to put in the house on display. I have some arrow heads that we found at home. We livied on a hill next to a old bayou that they must have did there building at because we find lots of points and pieces of potery

camoprincess · 01-03-2010, 09:50 AM

Archer ~ those are really awesome ~ I was gonna say pretty just don't think that is the word though

Coonass ~ how far are ya'll from the Mississippi river? There were a lot of Indian settlements in that area ~ I am a fanatic when it comes to reading about Indian culture and novels that have to do with Indians

coonass gator · 01-03-2010, 11:20 AM

I work for the Army Corps or Engineers. I live near the red river and work were the Red river Mississippi river and Atchafalaya river all meet up. Its called Three rivers. I watch the boats go up and down the Miss everyday.

Littlewolf · 10-13-2010, 03:17 PM

post horse arrows were rarely over 18" long and fletchings were more frequently upwards of 7" long but only avg 3/8" tall off the quill. i'll get a pre horse Lakota style arrow on soon for example.
the reason for the long low fletchings were because smaller dia fletching could get more in the quiver and it made the fletch more durable in the situation at hand. however to compensate for the lost drag of height they became longer.
the wrappings around the fletchings were used by some individual natives in the days of yore but it was mostly as a signature where as the anglo saxons of europe wrapped them with often silk thread because they didn't have good pine pitch and with europes humidity hide glue is useless.
hope this helps some of you with intell

11-17-2009, 06:51 PM	#1 (permalink)
Archer Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE WI Posts: 200	Old School arrows While stone is fun to work with, I still like the old school metal trade points from the Pope and Young days. I made these using harvested turkey feathers and band saw blade points. All is lashed together with sinew. __________________ Member: Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Member: Wisconsin Traditional Archers Member: Professional Bowhunters Society Member: MI Bowhunters Assoc. Member: American Broadhead Collectors Club Member: Sherwood Forest Bowmen Instinctors

11-17-2009, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Archer Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SE WI Posts: 200	That wraping style is more European than native. __________________ Member: Wisconsin Bowhunters Association Member: Wisconsin Traditional Archers Member: Professional Bowhunters Society Member: MI Bowhunters Assoc. Member: American Broadhead Collectors Club Member: Sherwood Forest Bowmen Instinctors

01-03-2010, 09:03 AM	#12 (permalink)
coonass gator 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moreauville, La Posts: 245	That is awsome! I would love to make some to put in the house on display. I have some arrow heads that we found at home. We livied on a hill next to a old bayou that they must have did there building at because we find lots of points and pieces of potery __________________ Athens Fieldstaff "COONASS MAFIA" Louisiana Bayou Shooters Club Bayou Boys Archery Vaportrail Prostaff CCA Wraps Prostaff Broadheadshed.com Field staff RIP Archery Pro Staff

01-03-2010, 09:50 AM	#13 (permalink)
camoprincess 145gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 638	Archer ~ those are really awesome ~ I was gonna say pretty just don't think that is the word though Coonass ~ how far are ya'll from the Mississippi river? There were a lot of Indian settlements in that area ~ I am a fanatic when it comes to reading about Indian culture and novels that have to do with Indians __________________ CamoPrincess The " Princess "Assassin "Yes, I do shoot like a GIRL, and am dern proud of it too." ATHENS ARCHERY Field Staff Buck Addicts Field Staff Broadheadshed.com Field Staff Athens Accomplice 32 ~ Black, 48#, 24"DL

01-03-2010, 11:20 AM	#14 (permalink)
coonass gator 100gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Moreauville, La Posts: 245	I work for the Army Corps or Engineers. I live near the red river and work were the Red river Mississippi river and Atchafalaya river all meet up. Its called Three rivers. I watch the boats go up and down the Miss everyday. __________________ Athens Fieldstaff "COONASS MAFIA" Louisiana Bayou Shooters Club Bayou Boys Archery Vaportrail Prostaff CCA Wraps Prostaff Broadheadshed.com Field staff RIP Archery Pro Staff

11-17-2009, 08:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	Hey archer.....when do you have time to work? haha Did you make the whole set up in the last picture?

11-17-2009, 09:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	I would think nothing less. What made you decide to sew the fletch on these arrows? Is that the way the native american did it?

11-17-2009, 09:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	I can see how effective it would be with sinew. How did the native americans attach them?

11-17-2009, 09:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	Unreal how creative they were. I would assume winter would hinder the collection of pine sap. Did the sap not weight down the fletch?

11-26-2009, 07:48 PM	#9 (permalink)
varmint101 130gr Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Freetown, IN Posts: 456	Those old bandsaw blades sharpen up well. My work uses a Wood Mizer and there are always blades to be had!

12-28-2009, 10:26 AM	#10 (permalink)
Red Feather Archery Broadhead Maker Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 730	Beautiful work, Archer. I made a tipi once for my kids out of a semi truck load cover. Was a fun project, but didn't look as cool as yours.

01-01-2010, 12:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	Archer....I taught you well........he he he KIDDING FOLKS!!! He's the bomb.

10-13-2010, 03:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
Littlewolf Trial Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: McPherson, KS Posts: 4	fletchings post horse arrows were rarely over 18" long and fletchings were more frequently upwards of 7" long but only avg 3/8" tall off the quill. i'll get a pre horse Lakota style arrow on soon for example. the reason for the long low fletchings were because smaller dia fletching could get more in the quiver and it made the fletch more durable in the situation at hand. however to compensate for the lost drag of height they became longer. the wrappings around the fletchings were used by some individual natives in the days of yore but it was mostly as a signature where as the anglo saxons of europe wrapped them with often silk thread because they didn't have good pine pitch and with europes humidity hide glue is useless. hope this helps some of you with intell __________________ live by the sword die by the clothyard shaft i am a carnivore herbavores are on the menu

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