[William Warren]

in reply to: carbon arrow building/cut offs #53316

I also use the Dremel tool to cut both aluminum and carbon arrows. 2 – part epoxy is the best adhesive. An 8 hr cure time will allow you to “tune” your arrows which may be important with broadheads.
I know that cutting an arrow reduces the grain weight of the arrow. With compound bows the total grain weight is an important safety factor, ie lightest arrow that can be used per draw weight. I don’t know if this is a concern with traditional gear since we usually rely on a heavier arrow for pentration.
However, if you are a weight weenie you can obtain the grains per inch (GPI) info from the manufacturer and calculate your arrows total weight. I have called Easton for the GPI of arrows that do not appear on their website technical data. They are very helpful.

[William Warren]

in reply to: The Running Woodsman #52712

After spending the morning in a ground blind, I decided to drop down off the ridge and check a trail that ran the length of the ridge for sign before heading out for lunch. As I stood there with the wind in my face I saw a deer’s ear flick and noticed a deer walking slowly along the trail toward me. As it closed the distance I saw that it was a button head so I relaxed and decided to amuse myself by seeing how close he would come. Well it was not the closeness that opened my eyes, but the other creatures accompanying the deer. There were 2 – 3 gnat catchers flitting about him and as he closed the distance to about 10 yards I could clearly see gnats flying around the deer. As my eye followed a gnat, a gnat catcher caught the gnat and landed in an arrowood next to me where I watched him eat the gnat and fly off. Another gnat catcher perched on a limb of arrowood at eye level with the little buck and he began to look somewhat annoyed . He laid back his ears and tried to butt the bird who quickly dodged his effort. This almost made me laugh but I held it together until at arms length he browsed cedar and then looked up into my face. His entire countenance changed instantly, hair raised up all over and he bolted away so hard that he fell. Had I been a young brave I might have lept upon him and caught him alive. I stood there shaking my head knowing that none of my friends would believe this story. At least there were no rabbits hopping long with him. Since then I have noticed the gnats and birds feeding with other deer.

[William Warren]

in reply to: How many bowyers? #51570

I’ve built several self bows for myself, friends and family. I use the local smoothbark hickory. The shagbark will work too but is less forgiving. I have been building bows since 1999. Before that I hunted with both recurves and the compound. Starting out with traditional, getting caught up in the compound wave of the 80’s and going back to my recurves after a couple of years with the compound. I have not killed a deer with my selfbows. I got lung cancer in 2001 and I survived but I have limited wind. In 2003 I killed my last buck with a muzzleloader rattled in to about 15 paces. Getting him out by myself was both encouraging and discouraging. I have never been so starved for breath!
Anyways I still enjoy building bows, strings, quivers, etc. I still think I can hunt but would need help getting the deer out.

[William Warren]

in reply to: Favorite Game animal to hunt and why? #51552

Hunting whitetails with archery gear has always been my passion. I often carry a blunt when the squirrel season starts and sometimes I get a chance to hammer a squirrel on the way to my stand. There is nothing like fried squirrel, mashed potatoes with squirrel gravy and some big ole homemade biscuits and honey.

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