/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>91733
Because we live in the 21st century, why not just make your arrow out of a perfectly straight, smooth wooden dowel? Unless of course you want to go and find a stick that suits your needs.

The next important part is attaching your arrowhead. Simply push the arrowhead against the tip of the arrow and tie strong thread securely around the arrow shaft to keep it steady. This will work if you have a flat arrowhead (if it isn't flat, get sanding!)

Once your arrow head is attached, the last thing to do is to attach feathers to the end. These help with stability of the arrow so it travels in a straight line. Goose feathers are the traditional favourite, but not easy to find (unless you live in Canada - too many Canada geese up here)

With your penknife, cut the feather so it looks like this (see figure 1 of pic). Make 3 of these. Make sure to leave about 2cm (roughly 1") of wood at the end to grip with your fingers, and place the feathers 120 degrees apart from each other (see fig 2 of pic). You can attach these with glue, but if you want to stick to tradition, use string to hold it in place.

Make sure to make at least 5 or 6 of these arrows - its inevitable you're going to lose/break a few.


I hope you guys enjoyed my summary from The Dangerous Book For Boys - Make sure to buy it, its worth the money.