Arrows - Looky here.
 

Somebody's (;)) working on my arrows for this fall. They look dreat, Greg (tx)........and thanks.

Hope you don't mind me posting this.

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Not a bit! I was going to and decided to leave it up to you. I have to touch up a couple due to a POS paintbrush. I'll fletch them over the weekend.

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That settles it, I GOTTA learn how to do that. Greg, those look INCREDIBLE! What color fletching is going on?

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3 white Blazers

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Those look great guys. I've got into the cresting deal and it's a ton of fun, even though it's pretty time consuming (for me anyway). I'll have to try that silver color, looks good.

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Testors model paint FYI

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They look great! It'll be a shame to dirty them all up by sending them through a deer, but worth it.

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Bry....lol....I can only HOPE so:D

**Disclaimer** - Greg starts at $100/dozen.....but I think he's negotiable.

(thanks, buddy)

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Those look AWSOME!!! Im with mobow I gotta learn how to do that!!

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Change of plans...[8D]

2 white and one red blazer.

Thanks, Greg!

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Very cool....very!

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LOL! Here's a CLASSIC example of two guys receiving the same information, and one applying it. ;):D

Greg, tell him where you learned to do that... [8D]

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Oh, I KNOW where he learned. Have you no fear, I'll be pulling that thread up again. I'm also going to buy that building the perfect arrow dvd, because I learn better by seeing....;)

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Nice!

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By the way, great-lookin' arras you're gonna have there, Jeff... just had to give mobow a hard time. :D

Nice job, Greg! You're really turning out great stuff!

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Thanks, Greg....and Greg;)

Hopefully....I'll have 2yrs worth, there. I tnd to shoot a lot of them, though;) Funny....in '06 I shot less....killed less....and broke 3-5 arrows IN deer. In '07.....(switched to a/c/c's) and broke none......bending ONE.

It seems the extra cost is also added value.;)

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I love hand-crested arrows. Greg - those look fantastic!

This year, I'm a little pressed on time - I'm thinking about just taping them offand mistingthe shafts (instead of dipping) with spray lacquer.

Any thoughts?

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Fran I have no idea. This is the only way I've ever tried. I learned this from Greg/MO and his thread. All I use is Krylon spray and Testors model paint. I would think masking and spraying would work just fine. actually I think I'll try and see.

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what type of weight does it add? is the weight constant to each arrow?

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I'm not sure. I'm pretty sure it adds less than wraps. I will bring a couple of arrows to work tomorrow and weigh them in the science dept and let ya'll know. I believe the weight will be consistent since the same pattern is going on each arrow. I only crested 1/2 doz of my own arrows so I have some that are not yet painted and can do the weight comparison.

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Very nice, good work

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Great job!

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Greg - the guy that I always crest with - he's like a mad scientist. Hemixes up some kind of white lacquer concoction, and we pour it in a dipping tube, then plug the ends and dip each arrow. It seriously takes forever just to get the white crestings on there. We have to hang them up, and they drip all over the place.

It's a big event. LOL

The banding is actually the easier part.

Don't get me wrong, our arrows always come out looking fantastic, but I've been telling him for years that I think spraypainting the white base would be much, much easier than dipping.

So are you using krylon enamel or primer, or is it lacquer? Will any of the three work? Is it aerosol, or are you brushing it white or dipping them?

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Krylon enamel satin finish. I spray it on. I apply it sparingly and use 2 coats. each coat dries in about 15 minutes. For me getting the white on there is so much easier. I measure how much from the nock end I want to paint and then mask them with blue painters masking tape. Easy.
EDIT: Fran when you asked about masking I thought you were talking about for the bands, you know, taping bands on and then spraying and then pulling the tape off to expose a band. I guess what you were talking about is just what I do.

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WOAH!! Those are nice!!!

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Fran, a lot of your questions are probably answered here:

http://www.huntingnet.com/forum/tm.aspx?m=1399868&mpage=1&key=instructiona l%2ccapping%2ccresting&#1399868