I decided to make myself a set of cedar arrows. Its winter and I think it will make a good project. I have built aluminum arrows in the past so I know the basics of fletching and so on but I am still confused about a few things.
I am inserting a picture from stickbow.com in order to make the questions easier to understand.
I understand that I will want to stain the shafts. I assume it should be the entire shaft. I then want to apply some type of sealer 2 coats. I am then going to try and crest them and this is where things get scary. In that picture the top arrow has red on it. Was this all done with cresting paint?
I am doing this on a budget money is tight around here right now so what paints and finishes would be a good choice that wont break the bank? Also I wanted to use turkey feathers but how do I get the red or white feather to splice into it?
I know these seem like silly questions but if I don’t ask I wont learn.


Edited by - One Eye on 02/01/2002 20:40:47