New " Non-Pink" Crest
 

SO What do you think???

I designed it on Photo shop and printed it out on Office Max Bumper sticker paper.

Its a little loud[:o], but one of a kind:)




For those who are PINK INTOLERANT:D

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That looks pretty good!I think they will catch your eye on the shot.

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Just please do not tell me that you shoot a pink riser bow with purple limbs and we can remain friends...

...:D

Seriously though, nice job. It looks professional.

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Are the feathers loud or is it the thickness of the wrap?

That is a great idea instead of paying $12/dozen for the eze crests.

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Very Sweet. You really caught my attention. How much does the bumper sticker paper weigh? About the same as eze crest? Not real up on the computer stuff, is the colors straight out of photo shop or is it something you scanned then played with.
Thanks

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Tell me I' m not the only one that thought this was gonna be a thread about tooth brushing... :)

Rack, any problems with the fletching adhering to the bumper sticker material? Just use normal type glue?

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These colors are for indoor spot. I don' t know if I am secure enough in my manhood too drag these into the woods next October:D:D

PA - Come on! you now my Bowtech is covered in Advantage Camo[>:] The arrows do match my purple pants and pink shirt though[:o]:D[8D]

Double- I mean the whole darn thing is LOUD[:o], Like a bad Hawian shirt. The wraps are only 10/1,000' s thicker than the shaft.

Woody- Nothing to scan - all the colors are in the software. Pretty easy to do once you get the hang of it.

Range - You should know us Bowhunter types only brush our teeth during bow season[:-]. I used Goat tuff like I always do. Seems to stick real good. I will put them through the mill in my Fri. League. If they allow me to shoot with them;)

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Those colors are a little too bright for me wether it be target shooting or hunting.........but none the less, great idea.....I' m sure those guys who make the eze crest just lost some customers.

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Looks Good!

What type of printer are you using, Laser Jet or Ink Jet? How does the ink hold up when you clean it before you fletch it?

I bought some material from a print shop that holds up really well but I can' t print on it.

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Your wifes arrows are pretty........ LOL just kidding..... That is pretty cool, I think someone has too much time on their hands;)

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If you think he ahs too much time on his hands, I designed wraps for every NCAA division 1 team, some Division 2 teams, and all of the NBA, NHL, NFL, and Major league baseball teams!!!!!!!!!

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It' s OK, real men can use pink, David Mill told me so!:D

the colors come right out of the drawing progam used.

A 6 inch long wrap 1 and 1/4 inches wide weights 13.8 grains using the bumper sticker paper. At least mine do. ;)

Rack I think they look good.... go tear up those spots...

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Rack; Thanks for sharing the photos with us. What a great Idea. I would of never thought of doing crest on the printer. Way to go!!!! ;) I have found that the color ink in my printer will run if the paper gets wet, is there a special color ink that you used? Are your crests water proof? Did you have to use any other adhesive to appy the bumper sticker material to the arrow or was the sticker material sufficiant to stick to the arrow?
I would shoot them PINK and all;) The guys tell me I shoot like a girl all the time anyways[:-]

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UpNorth- I am using a HP 2110 inket Printer. I do not clean the crest before I glue. That goat-tuff seems to sink into the wrap and really hold well -(disclaimer - I han' t shot them yet so they may all fall off on my first leg:D)

reylamb - that alot of wraps there[:o][:-]

Thanks, I feel better now, If David said its O.K. Then it is O.K.[:-]

Lady - I use regular ink, and the Matte vinyl bumper sticker paper is water " resistant" . I am going to spray them a clear laminant made for inkjet photos that is supposed to greatly increase durability and water proofing. The self adhesive on the sticker seems sufficiant.

FWIW - I made up some much less " lady-like" wraps last night that really came out great.....but imagestation is down. I hope it did not go the way of Hunting-Pictures.com. When,if, it comes back up I will show you guys my more manly side:D:D

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Thanks for the info:), Im gonna try and make some when I have time.

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Lady,

If you do a search on crest wraps (can' t remember which forum) I posted this info last year sometime. Then again, the info may not be in the archives any longer, so go here to see what I did:
http://www.woodystaxidermy.com/forum...ht=crest+wraps
http://167.206.135.118/cgi-bin/ultim...c&f=1&t=002677



I used the bumper sticker paper and they adhere well, and as ong as you allow the ink to dry they are fairly waterproof.

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A couple of my sample custom jobs:

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Yup, alot of wraps, but there is a reason for it still have to work some things out first. truth be tols once you have the basic design it only takes a couple of minutes to change the entire wrap from one design to another. I work in layers with Paint Shop Pro and it really makes it quick to change everything from one wrap to another.

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Those are awesome! Jeeze if my husband sees yours I can see it now he will have me on this puter all day making them for him, he has just got his first wraps on his arrows ( A/C Kinetics II with Photo Fusion Camo, that I got him for Valentines Day). I wasnt able to find a big selection of colors or designs on the market, they all seemed just kindof generic ,Ho Hum looking, not like yours,but I guess you solved that problem. Hey thanks for the info and the link, I appreciate it.:)

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As I have never used the wraps before....I have a quick question. Do you just overlap the edges when you wrap them or do you cut them??

I might have to look into these!!

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On some of the larger diameter aluminums and larger carbons there is no overlap. On the Beman ICS 340s I use I just overlap them slightly. I suppose you could cut them, but that is too much like work for my tastes. that is also why I offset the logos slightly, it accounts for the overlap.

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Now for a stupid Question. Once you have applied the crest wrap to the arrow how do you remove the wraps, if you want to change them etc?[&:]

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There is no stupid question. There are several methods to getting them off. One is just good old fashioned elbow grease and a dull knife. I use acetone and a rag. The acetone does a great job eating through the paper and getting off the wrap.

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reylamb; Thanks for the info;)

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Since I have had quite a few requests I will send out these templetes to any one interested. They will be in Microsoft word, 6 on a page - Just print them out.

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Hey rack, if you don' t mind, can you send one my way. That way I have a clue on what size to make these things.

Thanks

Send it here [email protected]

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Looks great! how about sending template to [email protected] I understand you correctly they come 6 to a sheet and you don' t have to cut them out.

Thanks,
CB

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You will have to cut them out. If you want them to fit without overlapping you will have to cut them down farther, depending on the arrow. I dont worry about the overlap on my carbons so I do not cut them down to the exact length. To cut them out I use a straight edge and a knife. It is quicker and easier than scissors.

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I' d like the template please.

[email protected]

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Nice job rack, I take it that the photo shop is a program right? If it is What store and how much$$ , if you dont mind me asking:eek:.........thanx fishon

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Fishon01,

photo shop retails for about $600, there are stripped down versions that retail for about $100, but I do not know there capabilities. You can get it at any software store on the net, just do a yahoo search.

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Paint Shop Pro from jasc will do just about anything Photoshop will at around $70. I use Paint Shop Pro.

A 30 day demo can be downloaded at the jasc website, www.jasc.com

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Template here to please: [email protected]

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I also have Paint Shop Pro and it is a good program. Been using it for other things for a year or so now.

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I was able to get sheets of vinel bumper sticker paper from my local print shop for .25 cents per sheet thats it for the good news.
I desined up a mess of different wraps only to find that the dye dosent adhere to the bumper sticker material,I waited for them to dry and the only got worse looking with time and then after waiting for them to dry the ink still smudged all over, they looked like*^&#.
I am using a HP Deskjet printer (648c) is that the problem or is it the vinel?Do you need a laser printer to be successful at this?:([:@]:(

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Lady Forge

That sounds like the problem I had with my HP 960 inkjet. The stock I had was from a print shop, It was a butt from a large roll. I tried it on a laserjet at work with no sucess and had a print place try, but it smudged. Let me know if you find what works.

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lady,

You know what they say about stupid questions but :)....did you put the paper in the right way? if you put it in upside down and it prinks on the back the ink will do just what you said.

i use an inkjet and the ink is dry as soon as it is printed.

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Couldn' t have been to stupid of a question Rack.....cuz I was thinking the same thing.

I was in a hurry one time printing some pictures and threw a sheet in backwars. What a mess!! That stuff never dried at all, there is still ink on my garbage can in my office.

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Rack; Usually putting it in backwards would be the norm for me ,I try to get all my mistakes out of the way in the beginning[:o];)
But seriously ,I had it loaded in the printer the proper way . It printed on the bumper sticker top not the paper backing. The print shop also gave me some that are a paper sticker, now they print out great on the paper sticker material and i then tried to seal them with a thin coat of varnish to water proof them but it only caused the dye to run. Im gonna talk to the gentleman at the print shop and get some advice from him, and if nothing else works Ill give him my designs and have him do them for me , he is pretty inexpensive.:(