Arrow crests
#2
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: egypt
Posts: 1,994
RE: Arrow crests
yup and yup!
I cant get over one thing though. THe fella' s with black, brown, green or in some cases white when these colors are obviously not going to stand out enough to make it worth while to do. Something about shooting an animal and not seeing where the arrow hits makes me cringe!
I cant get over one thing though. THe fella' s with black, brown, green or in some cases white when these colors are obviously not going to stand out enough to make it worth while to do. Something about shooting an animal and not seeing where the arrow hits makes me cringe!
#3
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Convoy Ohio USA
Posts: 587
RE: Arrow crests
I jst started doing it last year. I did it the easy way though. I used the EZE-EYE arrow crests. Very easy to put on and very durable. I have the fade fire orange ( starts white and fades into a bright orange) with white and orange vanes on a camo Gold Tip XT. They look great, but more important they are great in low light to see your impact. I really like them.
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Palmyra PA USA
Posts: 292
RE: Arrow crests
I crest most of the arrows I make, usually with acrylic " Apple Barrel" type hobby paints, before sealing the shafts in laquer. I do it mostly because I like to personalize them. Bright cresting helps with arrow recovery on missed shots somewhat, but not as much as bright fletchings do. It obviously doesn' t help at all for seeing the arrow in flight. Really dresses them up though.
#6
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Northern NY
Posts: 148
RE: Arrow crests
I' ve never gotten into cresting and I don' t know much about it. Rack, they look like carbons. So carbons can be crested? How do you go about it? Does anybody know of any good links with info?
Thanks
Thanks
#9
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: ca
Posts: 86
RE: Arrow crests
I do crest all my arrows not only does it help in locating your arrow as a hit or a lost arrow i use two different crests for absolute hunting arrows or for field point arrows i can recognize what they are immediately. I understand that some states require you to register your crest wich is also a good idea but in California you don' t have to do this. You will be surprised at how many less arrows you will lose. I use bright fletches flo pink and black say what you will about that but i lose very few arrows along with the crest and they stand out good and have never had an animal take notice cuz if they get that close its too late for them. Buy one of the cresting machines from Bohning it will spin your arrow so that the paint goes on smooth, and throw away the paint they give you go to a hobby or artsy type store and buy some paint that matches give it a try then if you like it laquer them and get to hunting and spend less time looking for your lost arrows. Good luck
#10
RE: Arrow crests
If you really want to give it a try without sinking lots of moolah into it, you can do what I did last year: Go to your local sewing machine shop, and purchase a used sewing machine motor they' ve got lying around for about $5. (That' s what I paid for mine.) Attach it to a plank, fashion a V-block to lay the other end of the arrow in, and to couple the shaft to the motor, I ordered one of Bohning' s own couplers for their $130 machine from Custom King Archery for about $7. Total investment: $13 and some scrap wood.
I capped and crested all my Gold Tip XT' s with it, and they look beautiful. Also, I gotta say I got TONS of help with the project by typing in " cresting arrows" in various search engines, and from frequenting the Trad Forum while doing this.
I capped and crested all my Gold Tip XT' s with it, and they look beautiful. Also, I gotta say I got TONS of help with the project by typing in " cresting arrows" in various search engines, and from frequenting the Trad Forum while doing this.