1 Topic by Pedro C (edited by Pedro C 2016-09-06 08:15:23)

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Topic: Korean arrow questions

1. What finish is used in the traditional bamboo arrows?

2. The feathers are glued on with fish glue... how do they or did they avoid them falling off if the arrows get wet in rain?

3. I'd like to know more about different styles of target arrowheads. There's the pointy tanged ones that look kind of like the duplex nail arrowheads in the primitive archer bamboo arrow tutorial, then there's the socketed blunt ones. Wonder about tanged blunt ones..

4. Did Koreans ever happen to make nocks like the ottomans, with 2 pieces? Like this

https://s25.postimg.io/blnuk9g73/unnamed.jpg

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Re: Korean arrow questions

1. What finish is used in the traditional bamboo arrows?

Tea sead oil.

2. The feathers are glued on with fish glue... how do they or did they avoid them falling off if the arrows get wet in rain?

Fish glue doesn't come apart just from water, you would need high heat as well.

3. I'd like to know more about different styles of target arrowheads. There's the pointy tanged ones that look kind of like the duplex nail arrowheads in the primitive archer bamboo arrow tutorial, then there's the socketed blunt ones. Wonder about tanged blunt ones..

Some tanged blunts in this photo from the Young Jip museum website

http://www.arrow.or.kr/data/file/arrkor/thumb_42_0_3.jpg

4. Did Koreans ever happen to make nocks like the ottomans, with 2 pieces? Like this

No. Cutting a straight wedge like that isn't easy in bamboo, while putting in an insert nock is a lot easier.

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3 Reply by Pedro C (edited by Pedro C 2016-10-06 07:51:41)

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Re: Korean arrow questions

Thank you!

I have plenty of tung oil, that should do well enough..

maybe bone or hardwood tang + socketed brass head would be really nice

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