Ghost_the_Crow wrote:Spent the last three days after work with building my own arrows ^^
These are the current 9 (out of 12 Rods, 3 still to do)
Only one got a fletching though as a test subject.
I do so love archery, but it has been a very long time since I last pulled back my bow.
It's a Black Hawk 'Wasp', that my grandfather handed down to me. It has an 80 pound draw weight at 28 inches, and is a beast to shoot. Unfortunately, it can't shoot light aluminum or carbon arrows well, (they kind of fly side ways a few feet from the bow, before the the air catches the flights and straighten them up again) wooden shafts are it's preferred ammo. I never had the velocity measured, but I can tell you it is exceptionally fast.
Speaking of arrows, I used to do some fletching when I was in Boy Scouts. I would use a devise to mount my flights that would ensure a good spin to the arrow, by putting a bit of a twist to the flights. I forget what it was called, but many allow you to adjust that spiral twist.
Here is a pic of my ancient bow:

- deceptively slender, but enormously powerful

- Originally rated @ 60 lbs, last I had it measured (15 years ago) it was rated @ 80lbs. could be higher now....