Hand-made primitive arrow

 

The attached arrow, by L. Woodrow Ross is made in the primitive fashion from river cane. It has a point knapped by him, set is a red cedar fore-shaft. The point is anchored with pine pitch that has been melted and stabilized with charcoal. Then it is wrapped with sinew that Ross harvested from a deer that he killed with a longbow.

The fore-shaft is tapered and set into a reverse tapered socket in the cane. It is secured with pine pitch and the cane is re-enforced with sinew where the socket is thin near the tip.

The nock is cut into the cane near a nodule to assure added strength and is also re-enforced with sinew. The arrow is fletched with wild turkey feathers taken from a bird killed by Ross.

Ornamentation on the arrow is of a standard logo used by Ross to identify his arrows. This particular arrow was made for a friend and is initialed as "one of a kind".

Ross offers classes in primitive and survival skills and enjoys sharing knowledge gleaned from a lifetime of outdoor activities. His hobbies include fly tying, fly fishing, primitive archery, primitive camping, bow hunting, kayaking and almost anything outdoors.

Contact Ross at lross3871@charter.net for information about seminars and private lessons.