[Northkeep] Arrows?

LD.BLACKMOON ld.blackmoon at cox.net
Fri Apr 8 19:40:09 PDT 2005


GREETINGS

MAKING MODERN ARROWS IS FAIRLY EASY .
MAKING PERIOD ARROWS IS A BIT MORE CHALLENGING .
ARE THESE TO BE USED IN THE SCA ??

DO YOU KNOW WHICH TYPE OF ARROW HE IS WANTING ??
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE DRAW WEIGHT OF HIS LONG BOW IS ?
DO YOU KNOW HIS DRAW LENGTH ?

DO YOU KNOW WHAT STYLE OF FLETCHING HE WANTS ?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT COLOR OF FLETCHING HE WANTS ?
IS HE WANTING COLORED SHAFTS ? OR NATURAL SHAFTS ?
DOES HE LIKE A HEAVY SHAFT OR A LIGHT SHAFT ??

THESE ARE ALL THINGS A FLETCHER WILL NEED TO KNOW .

RAW MATERIALS WITH NATURAL SHAFTS , AND PARABOLIC FLETCHES , NIRK NOCKS ,
AND 11 / 32
 ,125 GRAIN FIELD POINTS . WERE RUNNING AT JUST OVER $40.00 A DOZEN  .
BUT WITH THE COST OF FUEL HAVING ALMOST DOUBLED , EVERYTHING MAY HAVE GONE
UP A BIT INCLUDING S & H .

( NOTE )
IF HE JUST WANTS A DOZEN MODERN WOODEN ARROWS IN HIS SCA COLORS  .
WHAT BETTER WAY TO SURPRISE HIM , THAN TO COME OUT TO ARCHERY PRACTICE , AND
LEARN TO MAKE ARROWS  AS YOU MAKE HIS ARROWS AS A GIFT ??

IF HE WANTS SOMETHING WITH PERIOD NOCKS , OR   FANCY YOU WOULD PROBABLY BE
BETTER OFF GOING TO LADY ZAHAVA AS SHE HAS  MORE EXPERIENCE THAN I DO .
(  Zahava   688-9317 )

OR IF HE WANTS REALLY FANCY  " MATCH GRADE  " ARROWS  I CAN LOOK UP A COUPLE
OF LINKS ..
BUT BE WARNED THEY TEND TO BE VERY PRICEY .

BE SAFE, BE HAPPY, HAVE FUN
ARTHUR BLACKMOON


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Abigaile" <abigaile_sca at yahoo.com>
To: "The Barony of Northkeep" <northkeep at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Friday, April 08, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: [Northkeep] Arrows?


> That would be great if you could make some, I dont know anything about
them. My uncle just bought a longbow and wants certain colors but cant find
any so I was going to get some for his birthday. If you can take a guess for
the price on mabey a dozen and send it to me, I  can call him for more
specifics. Thanks.
>
>                                                                           
               -Abby
>
>
> "LD.BLACKMOON" <ld.blackmoon at cox.net> wrote:
> GREETINGS
>
> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE LOCAL THAT MAKE ARROWS .
> I MAKE THEM FOR THE COST OF MATERIALS .
> OR YOU CAN COME OUT DURING ARCHERY PRACTICE AND USE MY JIGS TO MAKE YOUR
> OWN .
>
> BE SAFE, BE HAPPY, HAVE FUN
> ARTHUR BLACKMOON
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Abigaile"
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 8:00 PM
> Subject: [Northkeep] Arrows?
>
>
> > Do any of you know anyone that makes field arrows as a hobby or a
living?
> >
> > -Abby
> >
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