0:55 "These are all of the supplies you're going to need: duct tape (points at paracord), razorblade (points at dowel rod), dowel rod (points at duct tape), and some paracord (points at razorblade)."
lol same, i love the way he does everything so cleanly and has that much patience unlike me who kinda slaps stuff together and gets frustrated when it dosnt work
adding my two cents, i'm a complete convert to gorilla tape, especially for heavy duty tasks. from my experiences with it, the adhesive is superior to duct tape, and it's exterior is more wear resistant. in some application it would be overkill, but something like arrow fletching? i'd totally go for the overkill. excellent build though, you've inspired me to play around making some arrows.
Yeah that's what I was trying to emulate, thought epoxy might be a little easier for people to get though, in case they live in areas without pine trees.
@@ZNA_Productions pine trees are everywhere where I live they're not native to my country theres lots of tree farms and the trees spread into the indigenous forest
A few tips for future arrow builds... Always cut your notches across the grain of the dowel, also make sure that any rain runoff is on the side of the cock feather (single feather pointing away from the grip) and running toward the string nock so if shaft snaps it will minimize the chances of the rest of it being driven through the palm of your hand. Also if you need a source of relatively inexpensive Natural Sinew check local pet stores (preferably ones that cater to hipsters) for Beef tendon dog chew treats. If they don't normally carry it, they can order some so long as you're willing to wait a couple of days... Usually, and it typically costs less than $3.00 per package. Hope you find this helpful
You just earned yourself a new sub, I like how you know what you're doing, you seem to carry yourself really well, and you respect the laws of hunting. great vid, keep up the good work!
I commented on this video a year ago. Now that I've got some tools and experience, I made some arrowheads which is my first really successful build. Everything else was just tests. Thanks for inspiring me!
I've been producing PVC bows for quite a while now, and I've never felt the need to put fiberglass rods inside to beef them up at all. I've made bows ranging from 35# to 82 # with 1" schedule 40 white. To date none of my bows have suffered failure in any form. I'm going to try making your larger broadheads and I'm very sure that my bows will have the power to loose those arrows. I think though for the sake of being more precise I'll sharpen my blades with my hand sharpener that I use for my knives. I just get a second one that I'll only use on these broadheads. Thanks very much for your videos. I really do like them ! - Daniel
Nice demonstration, nice and clear. Just a thought, I don't know if anyone has mentioned this before but I think I saw somewhere that it helps if arrow fletchings are slightly diagonal, to help spiral the arrow in air to give a more steady flight. Your arrow fletchings looked quite strait along the shaft in this video, so perhaps adding a bit of a tilt to them is something you could test later, if you have not already done so.
A 5 year old zna video. I'll give it a watch, it won't be as good as his new stuff. But then it was still excellent. I'm glad you can do this for a living now. You're very good at it
Tip: you can also use thick gauge tread for jeans to enforce the whole arrow down and taking alot less space for the arrow to easily slide through tissue, hope this advice helps out in your near future. ^^
If you want to go even cheaper for arrowhead, you could just flatten, shape, then grind, spoon heads. Already stainless steel, so will keep an edge for a long time.
I made my first arrow head today and, dispite being slightly uneven ,it turned out great! I'm planning on showing it and my second one of on my main RU-vid channel fairly soon!
When you're fletching an arrow try setting them in a helical patter, like a very shallow propeller. This will deflect the air and cause the arrow to spin, keeping it more stable in flight. It will also slightly increase drag which will help keep the arrow flying true.
I just recently began making my arrows and bow. If only I had seen your video I would not have made so many mistakes and wasted so much time (which I have so much to waste). Anyhow, keep it up- you'll go far. Thanks, Gary
yo i totally thought of duct tape fletching literally 6 hours before watching this video. great minds, man. it works really well and besides feathers are fiddly as hell
hey man I watched a few videos and shared every single time. good stuff man I enjoy building things instead of buying too. makes me feel crafty. being Alaskan every time I learn something new I know ill use the skills sometime. thanks
+Havoc not sure if your being sarcastic or not,but I'm being serious. you pound the spoon flat,draw the design of the arrow tip,cut it out,bevel the tips,then heat treat it. btw sorry for the late reply
I saw the video about a PVC bow first, then this one, I guess I have all the stuff I needed to make my own bow and arrows; thanks for the good job, even being french, I understood all the way, nice work really. You got a new subscriber.
You should continue this series of arrows. I really like seeing some ranged weapons that have TONS of applications. That being said, I think it would be cool to learn how to do a few more arrowheads. One that could be interesting is come kind of armor-piercing arrow. I have NO idea if this concept would work, but it would be sweet, especially with the new, powerful bow coming in the future. Also, it would be cool to see some fire arrows. Granted, I don't intend on ever using them in any dangerous way, etc etc. All I am looking for though is something better than taking a simple arrow, wrapping it in cloth and pitch, and lighting it. I would be interested if you could create something like a cage (that was commonly used in the past) that houses charcoal, so that as the arrow flies, the charcoal gets really hot and is able to light whatever it touches.
I'm immpressed at how easy and understandable this video was. Usually, with young/younger people, it's sometimes a little poop. XD but you seemed just as proffesional as a old bearded guy, in his work space. Kudos to you, my friend! :D
to do the either of the arrow heads you could flatten the head of a nail, using a sledge hammer or something similar as an anvil, then profile and sharpen them on a bench grinder. and heat treat them if you really feel like it.
You should work on a spear or scythe type weapon, it'd be interesting to see what twists you could implement into something like that. I myself am planning on trying out the garden shear swords. Love your work and expect many more great items from you in the future.
As an alternative high tensile strength thread you can use Dental Floss. I use it all the time because its cheap, convenient, and incredibly strong for it's size.
To space the fletchings evenly, all you have to do is take a piece of paper the circumference of the dowel, then fold the paper in thirds, mark the creases where the paper is folded, ad then spread the paper around the dowel, then mark where your marks are, this is a very easy and effective way of spreading things evenly around a round object.
Interesting idea with the duct tape fletching but that's like a compound bow fletching so you might want to get a arrow rest if you going for high accuracy
I appreciate the faced you pointed out that some states have very strict laws when it comes to things like this, hear in WA for example a broad heads have to have at lest 3 cutting edges.
I've just been reading an interview with Dr Ed Ashby which suggests that 2 bladed, single bevel broadheads out-penetrate all 3 and 4 bladed designs. If accurate, why would a state insist on a minimum of 3 blades :/
The way to make arrow heads for hunting birds and squirrels is made with a flat top like the cartridge on a bullet because if the arrowhead has a blade on it it will go straight through and make the animal die slowly, the blunt head hits it and kills it straight away without it cutting into the animal
But the blade ensures a kill, even if it is slightly slower, rather than risking breaking a bone in the animal, having it escape, and live in agony until it starves.
True but with the blunt head sit has a wider impact zone and with a bow that is over 40 pounds it doesn't really matter where you hit it. Well that's what I've heard at least
Have you seen shawn woods saxton pope style arrow video. If you haven't you should check it out. I've made heaps of Shawns arrows and I'm making his style bow now. Also in saxton popes book he says that he used blunt heads for rabbits and small vermin.
That may be true, I just can't see a squirrel dying from getting hit in the leg with a blunt tip. I imagine it would run away all hopped up on adrenaline and once it hid and calmed down, the pain would set in and it would be unable to effectively forage for food.
i know this is all home made so nothing will be perfect, but to increase accuracy with the arrows you should angle the fletching instead on attaching them perfectly inline with the shaft of the arrow. this gives the arrow a spiral and the centripetal force is what keeps the arrow accurate
I have an idea for the fletchings, try using aluminum fron a soda can... it should weigh close to the same but would be more likely to stay straight...
Its cool seeing Ron Jenkins music being used. I remember when I found him years ago. I'd like to think people on RU-vid inspired me to become a musician
Where do u bye ur fiber glass rodes because I whatch all ur videos and have tried to make some of your Bows and I can never find the fiberglass rods thanks I subscribed and liked all your videos
I've been in love with archery for as long as I can remember and recently I've thought to myself it is better to make my own bows and arrows to see if my love is sill there instead of spending $500 plus another $200 on arrows. However, I saw that he used a lot of power tools which I do not own could I get a rough estimate of how much those tools would cost
BigMacDeliciousness , ya don't need all of the power tools... Hand tools will work as well , will not cost a great deal! My set up came from scouting yard sales n such and cost $ less than $ 50! But again , at yard sales n pawn shops, ya can get tools relatively inexpensive... N what all he used prolly get everything for less than $75! Building your tackle is a good way to go... I have been doing it since 1957!! Good luck, hope this helps.. GWW... out!
Just a little info. The Saracen archers had no arrow rest and put the arrow on the right side of the bow if one was right handed. This makes for faster shooting although the archer does have to compensate for a different arrow trajectory.
Again like for the spear use bamboo for tip and fiberglass or wood for shaft. You can balance the tip with the body by adding weight in the bambo and use diff lengths for shaft my ¢2
easy way to make them spaces even, take the circumference of the dowel, divide by three and thats how long the sticky part should be. line them up immediately adjacent to eachother and they'll be evenly spaced!
Use pencil sharpiner blades as the blades for the broadhead. Grind one end to a point and they are razor sharp and super strong. Sort of like the razor blade but you can make it tri blade or even quad blade
as you probably know (this comment is more for your viewers) dowel rods can be super dangerous as arrows in a high power bow. the grain on the dowels doesn't always run perfectly down the rod and can split.
Hey nonlethalbychoice, I was wanting to mass produce that knife you make by pressing the in sharpened version into cement an once the cement dries pouring melted steel into the mold, do you have any idea on how I would get it out of the mold?
Well firstly, cement isn't too good for molten steel molds, and I've never heard of anyone casting a knife if the first place really. Without a team and/or specialized equipment, mass production of anything (especially knives) is nearly impossible.
Try shoe thread. That stuff is tough (think about how you shoes stay attached to the sole). My father worked a a shoe factory early in his life and told a story of a man who tried to pull some apart. He cut his hands trying to pull it. Just a thought. I am going to give it a whirl myself.
Hey Eli, I absolutely love your videos and can't wait to see you grow into one of the best RU-vidrs (: haven't watched all of your videos, but there's maybe 4 I haven't seen. I'm gonna eventually set up a patron account and subbing.. Anyway, I wanted to make a suggestion. I, personally am very fond of my Bo Staff, since I've been learning it for the past 4 years now, I wanted to see if you could maybe make a collapsable Bo, or maybe one that's spring loaded?? That would be so amazing, thanks (:
hey bud. whats the specks on the rod? they have a few different sizes in our stores. might not matter to much but whatever you used worked amazingly. thanks for the input.
Love the video and am convinced the arrows are amazing. However since they take so long to make, wouldn't it be better to just buy some? Arrows are quite prone to breaking and meant to be disposable, so I don't get why you'd spend so long making just one. Great video, though
dude I fucking love your channel I made my own bow and arrow out of wood and it's perfect but my arrows are too weird and finally I found this channel. thanks dude
I totally an planning on supporting you through patreon. I just got a debit card so I'm setting it up, but I will help out soon. Great video, keep up the good work!
You can make fletchings by cutting three strips of tape of the same size than just do the same method as you do the fletching method for the two fletchings
