Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

Daniel · 2010-10-28 16:28:03

Daniel
New member
Offline

Registered: 2010-10-20
Posts: 2
User Karma: 3

Topic: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

From what I have heard there are few fletchers carrying on the tradition of arrowmaking in Korea. Where do you buy their arrows?

~HUN~ · 2010-10-28 21:07:30

~HUN~
Administrator
Offline

Registered: 2010-10-16
Posts: 116
User Karma: 5

Re: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

Hello Daniel,
I expect you would need to visit Korea, although I recall seeing them on Peter Dekker's old website. Whether he still sells them I am not sure.

I would be very interested in finding a source for prepared Korean bamboo shafts.

Perhaps Bluelake has some information.

bluelake · 2010-10-28 23:45:10

bluelake
Administrator
Offline

Registered: 2010-10-15
Posts: 860
User Karma: 82

Re: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

Daniel wrote:

From what I have heard there are few fletchers carrying on the tradition of arrowmaking in Korea. Where do you buy their arrows?

True, Daniel. There were only about a dozen traditional fletchers still left when I got into KTA back in '93--a few new ones have started in the years since, but some of the older ones have retired/will retire. Fortunately, there are many people outside Korea who have taken it up, so the art will, almost certainly, never die. I wish I had the talent! However, the cost of living has also gone up dramatically here in Korea since I first got into KTA; because of that, the price of a bamboo arrow has followed suit. When I first got into it, I could get them for about $7 each; now, it is several times that.

aero86 · 2011-03-21 03:23:10

aero86
Member
Offline

Registered: 2011-03-21
Posts: 18

Re: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

i wish i could learn from one! i love making bamboo/cane arrows!

dady · 2011-03-21 20:33:47

dady
Member
Offline

From: Tg-Mures, Romania
Registered: 2010-10-21
Posts: 10

Re: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

I start making bamboo arrows inspired from what i get from internet but i have a long way till i'll find more about making as they do . Those are the last I made:

Trident · 2011-09-13 21:01:23

Trident
Moderator
Offline

Registered: 2011-08-31
Posts: 150
User Karma: 1

Re: Gungdo arrows by Korean Arrowsmiths

Nice! Any more information about how/what you did to make them? How long are the feathers? I have 4" feathers on order, and plan to use 3, but I think 5" is more traditional right? Did you make that quiver and case? They are beautiful....