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in reply to: arrow diameter #123785
Pultruded is a word that describes the manufacturing process. When carbon arrows first came out, they were all small diameter and were manufactured by pulling epoxy coated glass fibers through a die. The nock and point connection points were called “outserts” as the shafts were so small they had to go on the outside of the shaft.
The first carbon arrow shafts were actually re-purposed shafts originally manufactured for tents and kites in France. Once their popularity increased, shafts were manufactured for the purpose of making arrows.
Then the larger shafts were “invented” and manufactured by weaving or laying the glass fibers around a spindle. The larger diameter shafts were thought to be nicer because they looked more like arrows and had internal components.
Now we are back to reinventing the smaller diameter shafts again, only this time with small nock and point inserts that go on the inside.
I don’t mean to disparage arrows of any sort. I’m sorry if I came across that way.
in reply to: re back quivers #123652There are a few leather smiths around that would probably be able to duplicate what you have.
in reply to: Pigs and Poison #123651Wow, I thought those things were made illegal back in the ’70’s. Guess not. I hope the ranchers are happy.
in reply to: arrow diameter #123484If you are talking about pultruded carbon shafts, the answer is yes.
Axis arrows, or whatever….
in reply to: Backpacks and Bino's #123483Thanks! I thought it was… And I’m glad it will do you some good.
It’s such a hassle having bino’s binding on your neck, getting in the way, requiring extra straps to wrap yourself in… They are literally a pain in the neck. And it’s such a pleasure having them at the ready without any extra straps and no real sense of their added weight.
I found they hang out of the way and don’t interfere with shooting a deer one iota. Not that I ever need to shoot (insert rolling eyes emoji here)
in reply to: Fine Tuning #123447Grumpy,
What’s going on? Hurt yourself lately?
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #123446Back in the day, there was a material called foristan. I think that’s the word. Anyway, it wasn’t much more than heavy construction paper. It was a very popular material to back bows with.
I’m thinking the heavy duty rolls of paper you can get at Lowes and Home Depot in the paint department would work as well. Way more cool than fiberglass imho.
Glue it on with titebond. Color it as you see fit. I’ve seen some old bows backed with it and it looked real nice.
in reply to: Bow for elk huntingBald Old Guy #123383I take my straight end 66 inch home made longbow with me to colorado all the time. I’ve killed several mule deer and a mess-o-grouse with it, but haven’t killed an elk with it yet. Even so, I have no worries, when the time comes it won’t be a lack of power that fouls the shot 😜
A narrow two blade broadhead and a good flying arrow will do the trick out of your bow, no problem.
There is a lot of mojo in gear we make ourselves, ‘specially a straight end longbow. The old timers (older than you) claim that a 50 lb bow and a 500 grain arrow with a cast of 150 fps can kill any game in North America. So far, I haven’t been able to prove this rule of thumb false. The key ingredient is accuracy, which is true whether the bow pulls 50 lbs or 90 lbs.
Good luck with your hunting! Do you have an elk honey hole? So far all I’ve found is elk deserts 😂
Welcome to this forum. If you hang out long, you will find out that it lacks emoji’s (fun faces to add to the conversation). It used to have them, but like the blackbirds that fly south for the winter, they are gone.
in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #123315Nice! Thanks for sharing.
How long did it take to haft a broadhead to the shaft?
in reply to: Heat Treating Trade Points #122519I’ve looked at those points a time or two myself… Do you have a picture of your arrows?
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #121762I noticed the wind picking up around here too. So I did a little digging and found that the average number of windy days, the average maximum speed, and the average speed have all been increasing for 20 years or so….
Been dry here too. Had some rain day before yesterday though 🙂
in reply to: Backpacks and Bino's #120324Jim,
It sure does make wearing the bino’s more comfortable. I’ve been struggling with the strap for years. You’d a thunk something this simple would have come to mind sooner. Ten minutes work, and a dollar’s worth of parts…
in reply to: Pigs and Poison #120323Spot-on! If pigs were that big a problem, they could make it more inviting for hunters.
The pig problem is well under control in the east. In fact, its hard to find a pig in a lot of the public hunting areas. This was done with hunting, not poison.
in reply to: Rhinehart and glue on points. #119902I’ve not had any trouble with points coming off with hot glue, if care is taken to make sure the points are clean. I use a propane torch to heat the points up, so they get pretty hot and any oil burns out fast.
I’ve used the ferrel-tite hot melt, but I’ve also used the cheap glue sticks for hot melt glue guns. I’ve not found much difference between them.
The one thing I’ve found that can affect fit is if the taper is too long for the point, meaning the end of the wood shaft touches the the bottom of the hole before the sides of the point come in contact with wood.
Before gluing your point on, you can do a fit check. Push the point on the wood. If it doesn’t stick pretty well that way, the taper is probably too long. Cut 1/16″ off the end and try the fit check again.
in reply to: What ya got goin'? 2 #119213Oh yes! Bow staves… If you haven’t read Dean Torges Book on Hunting the Osage bow, you owe it to those staves to do so. I expect there is no better way to beat a cold 🙂
I hope you feel better!
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