Finished Arrows

And here’s a picture of my finished arrows.  All in all, I had a lot of fun making these.

Finished arrows

Feather Splicing

To add a little more pizzazz to my arrows, I’m splicing the cock feather.  There’s a tutorial for this here.

Spliced Feathers

Some of the feathers, despite being the same make and size, were very different heights.  I’m planning on trimming them down a bit once they’re on the shaft.

Arrow Cresting

The cresting is completed.  All that’s left is a few more coats of sealant and I’ll be ready to fletch them.

Crested arrows

Arrow Base Cresting

This is the base painting for the arrows.

White base painting

Arrow Test Crest

This is a test crest done on a leftover end.  I’ll let it dry overnight and then see how the sealant works over top.

Test crest

It’s supposed to resemble my arms:

Argent a bend engrailed sable cotised plain azure.

Arrow Prep

The arrow shafts are cut to size, tapered on both ends, and have two coats of sealant on. They are now ready to paint.

Arrow Shafts