hand making arra shafts

[kerrille]

first get some wood

then cut it into 10mm sticks

start planing


keep checking for roundness


when its close start sanding

and check the amo

once spine, weight and roundness are right your shaft has been made
now to make the arra varnish/paint and put on tips and tails i put the fethers on by useing hessian nails


these arras are my partners finished set they were all the same spine and 15grains between the heavest and the lightest


cheers nev...

[Nephew]

Good onya Nev! That's exactly what I wanted someone to post! Glenn did one years ago, but after the site changed servers you could no longer access it. This is excellent.

[Stickbow Hunter]

Good to see Nev; I have made more than a few that way myself. What wood are you using to make the shafts there?

Jeff

[kerrille]

a good mate gave me a block of sitka spruce its 30'' long so not a lot of room for mistakes, i know cos i stuffed a couple up but i got used to it .and i recon i'll have enough to make a couple a hundred shafts and the way my lot go through arras i'll need em i for got on the making of im using varnish that i put food colouring in and it works quite well, i'll be playing with more colours and see what else i can come up with

...nev...

[Stickbow Hunter]

Thanks Nev; it looks like it is good to work with. I use Oregon and it also is good to work with. Thanks once again for posting up your arra making process.

Jeff

[Bill]

A good build along guide, another job done well.

..........Bill

[Gringa Bows]

good one Nev,we've been making ours out of the ng tulip oak,i say we but i cut the billets 12mmx12mm x 32in.and keith makes the shafts,and the last lot he did i gave to Blue Dog and he painted and fletched them for me,and i just shoot em.

[GrahameA]

Evening Craig.

Good onya Nev! That's exactly what I wanted someone to post! Glenn did one years ago, but after the site changed servers you could no longer access it. This is excellent.

Seek and and ye shall find, ask and ye shall receive.
http://www.ozbow.net/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=10294

[Trad Bound]

Nice work Nev, Getting ready for Ballarat?????
Are you sure they are your arms in the photo. There is hair on them, thats right it grows back after a while. Are Dunolly 2009
Good work mate

[kerrille]

yes tony as your well aware of how many arras my family can destroy in 1 outing

...nev

[hardgainer]

Great pics Nev....real interesting buildalong.
Tony S.

[stringnstik]

Glad you did that nev , the original pictures I saw "elsewhere" were crying out for the full story to be told.


BTW you need an arrow hanger 2000

[WOLF]

way to go Nev a big THUMBS up
and after seeing how many arras your crew went through at Lilly
your gonna need every little bit of timber LOL

See ya at Ballarat LOL

[littlejohn]

Thanks Nev...
I've been waiting for something like that also.
Pete

[Trad Bound]

Hi Nev
Well after Ballarat you must be back into the workshop making more of these beauties.
Did I see Roman walking around on Sunday taking photos because he was out of arrows.
He is taking the Lilydale Broken Arra award seriously
Good to see you and the family enjoying yourself on the weekend.
Cheers Tony

[looseplucker]

Is that an ALDI tablesaw....looks like mine.

Great buildalong -