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Old 09-09-06, 10:27 PM
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Smile Making Medieval Arrows - Photodiary

Hey guys,

if any of you have ever wondered how we get from bare materials like:




To finished arrows like:



I've just spent the last week learning how to do it myself and I made a photodiary of the whole thing, each step of the way.

If you fancy a look you can download the powerpoint presentation here:
http://www.welcometomyloopyworld.com...evalArrows.ppt

Any questions or feedback would be much appreciated, thanks.

Gino.

P.S. I'd love to know which arrowhead is everyone's favourite :-)
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