Original geschrieben von Taran
Welcome on board, Mika,
You forgot to mention that you can also carry that quiver with the feathers pointing to the back. In some situations (lots of bushes, brush) this is an advantage.
Of course the perfect quiver has not been invented yet.
I like the nice graphics of your site.
Why do you drench the leather in olive oil (esp. before working with it! What a mess!)?
I impregnate it later, using ballistol (gun oil).
Yes you can carry all directions as right side and left side this quiver. This is close perfect as target quiver but because there is needs for hunting quivers too thats not answer for everyone. Its what you like, thats why there is not much as perfect ones
I made little bite messy with leather finishing before and after that hear that someone uses olive oil thats why i made test with this oil.
Its not bad finish. Olive oil makes nice darker color.
All finishing is beter make before holes, because if that finishing stuff is something like dont soak well and dry fast as makes somekind of coat for leather then its not possible correct finishing after and leather may come as spotty.
Original geschrieben von Taran
Some of your ideas about arrowmaking (using the file for the nock not directly perpendicular to the grain) seem a bit strange. Why do you do that? It is usually possible to keep close to a 90° angle, isn't it?
Your idea about small holes in the point, to give the glue more grip, is really interesting, though.
That means possibility to do something in within something
When you make wooden arrow its more than rule that it may not straight. I make nocks before straightening (if needed any straightening) thats why there is good have this tolerance what is not any weaker in 45* angle as 90* angle while you have grain crossing. What makes it weak is totally wrong grain crossing or softer or wrong wood.
Original geschrieben von horsebow
Welcome, too, Mika,
I liked especially the way you fletch your arrows. The fletching is shorter than four inches, I guess, but it does look very traditional. Most archers seem to think that traditional fletchings have to be longer than five inches.
I liked the professional-looking pics on your page!
horsebow
Yes there is no needed 10" flething for arrows and if you shoot with 4-6" brace height thats even less practical. When see much primitive or more real traditional stuff realize that there is not rules "how it should be done" but "how it works". ;-)
