Building Wood ARROWS - Start to Finish

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Such an intriguing process that I am comparing to how I fletch graphite arrows for my compound. I won't lie, you've got me thinking real hard about switching gears and focusing on traditional archery.

Kill tha5 f ing fly

Might be the coolest vid ever

What is the amber substance used to fix the point to the shaft?

I've been shooting for years, but recently decided to start building my own stuff. This is more than just awesome! I look forward to getting gear from 3 Rivers.

Wow, I haven't made arrows in like 35 years (old Eagle Scout over here). I used a paper template to lay out the lines for the feathers, glued by hand, and a pencil sharpener to taper the ends of the shaft for the nock and the tip. Quite the fancy setup you got there 😊😊

Clay Hayes.
At the end of your video, you didn't show us where you were firing the arrows. Is this because you kept missing the target by a mile?

how do you attach your broad heads ?

Your Video very nice I love the way you are

Trying to get a drill head like the one you used on the arrow heads seems like a smart idea. If anyone knows the same of that perticular style would be nice to know, The ones i got ordered are straight and not cone shaped and not sure they will be as good.

cool, but it isn't build. You assembled it!

Can you make the Arabian bow

Excelente video. Ya tengo una idea de cómo hacer mis flechas.

Is there another video on making the shaft of the arrow?

Ol Clay is a True all around Badass! Wouldn't want to go toe to toe with him in a game of cowboys and Indians. Jokes aside. Thanks for sharing all your knowledge. And congrats on being the last man standing in Alone.

Been trying to crest over crest-lac with regular bohing paint, but the white base keeps on creasing up as if the 2 paints weren't compatible.
Anyone ever ran into anything similar? Got any ideas/solutions?

Very cool👍 I wish my life allowed me the time to do this.

Que líquido é este que tu passa nas flechas.
Qual é a madeira do arco?

Thanks for this beautiful video. I'm watching from Brazil

Everything is perfect except the head on the arrow...I don't like that one!

Are wood arrows good for hunting (60# recerve bow)?

Pretty cool I made a survival bow but it is like 70 Pounds by Eye and i tried basic fiber glass 5 diameter arrows but the fly bad and bend allot in middle air do u recommend using ur type of arrows?

Clay, you are one bad ass mofo. Humble, mindful, creative, skilled, knowledgeable and kind. I built my first self bow about 2 years ago watching your instructional videos. It turned out great! I little lighter on the draw weight than I was shooting for but still a nice bow. I used red oak board, raw hide backed with walnut riser and limb tip supports. 64" with a draw weight of 48lbs at 28". I'd like to get my hands on a nice Osage stave to start my next build. Hoping to make a recurve on the next one. Thanks so much for your content. God bless you and yours!

You are a true BAD ASS

Clay you had me thinking I was losing my mind for a second. I wasn't paying close attention and didn't see the bottoms of the paint containers being so long when you dipped the arrows in them. I thought you were dipping 28inch arrows in like 4-5 inches. 🤣

What an awesome set up, I came into this video thinking it's something i could do on my porch. 😆 great video!

Do you go over arrow building in your book.

I haven't made an arrow in a long, long time . . . but I can still smell the feathers burning. Great video!

Curious question: I have been told that you have to seal the wood before dipping in anything water based, or it causes the grain to swell and adds weight. Yet, I see you dipping straight into Crest-Lac. Have you noticed any issues like that?

Second question, how does the Douglas Fur compare in density/weight to PO Cedar? If you have shafts of same length, thickness, and spine, do they weight the same, or is one lighter/heavier?

why is no one talking about the fact that this man is putting arrows that are 19 inches inside 5 inches jars and the hole 19 inches arrow is going all the way in like what

I have two important questions,
1) when you were making your bow/bow limbs, what brand of Epoxy adhesive did you use?
2) How to choose which brand of Epoxy adhesive should be used?

"..but my character in that game I played makes this many arrows by waving his hands over a bush." :p
Great video. That burning wire trick sure beats using scissors.

Brilliant ❤️👌

What model is the outdoor knife? It seems to have good toughness and hold well.

After 50ish years of making and shooting wood arrows, I just moved to carbons. Wasn’t sure I’d like them, but I do. Don’t plan on giving up the longbow though!

Hey Clay, I was looking for a Jo-Jan fletcher a while back, because I only had a right wing fletcher and a bunch of left wing feathers. It seemed to me that they went out of business.

Couldn't tell looking at yu coating em

So are your arrows tapered weight forward I'm thinking ?

Thanks for recording this, hope you don't mind but I've shared this on my Facebook page as I know lots of wooden arrow archers across the pond in the UK who will be interested.

Would you sign a copy of your book if I send it your way? My wife just bought me a copy and anytime I can, I like to have authors signature in my collection of books when I can.

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This video was AWESOME! I'd love to see you do another where you make arrows in the woods, kind of like your living-tree-to-finished-bow-in-24-hours video!

I enjoyed the video Clay. I enjoy making my own arrows as well. I have a single Blitzenburger so I use the double sided fletching tape which allows me to immediately dial to the next feather.

What was the weights? Point and total arrow

Sure like your editing, I bought one of jigs 20 some years ago and it was 90$ then. Great content 👊🔥

If only you had a online store where I can customize my arrows and you would be the one building them.