Wood Arrow Making 101: EP6 Crown Dips

[@SpitfireFiend]

Great series homie... got hella great ideas an tips.... just made my own cresting jig painted my first shaft shhhhaoOoo

[@gregory9157]

Dear sir, i would like to thank you for these arrow-making movies. I have seen them multiple times and for me they are the basis of arrow making. I realy appreciate the time you have spend on making these. best regards, Gregory

[@edwardsprinkle5889]

This is so helpful for a beginner and I have so much to learn

[@addictivearchery1123]

Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have questions. We were all there once.

[@jackboyd147]

love the swirls

[@scottadams9202]

Very informative. You can't help but to watch,he provides all the steps to do what he is showing and everyone who builds or wants to should watch these videos, He covers every step. Very helpful and addicting. This is by far the most informative set of videos I have watched on the internet. I want to thank you for sharing this information at the risk of losing customers .Wish I lived closer. Thanks for sharing in detail.

[@garythomnason4586]

Thanks for sharing,you have taken a lot of mystery out of crown dipping.Thanks

[@addictivearchery1123]

Gary Thomnason thanks for watching.

[@hollyb1]

Fantastic series, the giveaway at the end grabbed my attention even though I had already looked that you posted this three years ago :) Looking forward to the rest of the series!

[@johnstewart4463]

Very good video's. You have given me a lot of ideas for my next dozen arrows.

[@Father9]

Been making my own arrows for almost 20'ish years now. Your Vids are great! I've had a couple of "face palm" moments thinking "I should have been doing that for the past 20'ish years! " lol! I won't miss an episode! Thanks for posting these!

[@addictivearchery1123]

MrFather9 thank you.

[@donaldroberson915]

This is a very cool video. 2X t-shirt. This video was very helpful thank Andy!!!

[@randymcvey4629]

I forgot to add..love the videos. I enjoy arrow building and your tips are GREAT! thank you.

[@cubankong75]

Thank you so much for making all these very informative videos about wood arrows. It has come in a great time in my life as I’m making the change from carbon to wood. You have taught me so much and learning as I go everyday. I have even placed a couple of orders on your web site from tools to parts needed for making wood arrows. You have done a fantastic job explaining and illustrating for someone like me to understand again thank you sir

[@cubankong75]

Also have a question about the swirl can you use water base paint to do the swirl on your crown dip. Like if I have a white crown dip and wanted to do yellow swirl can I use water base paint to apply the swirl thanks in advance

[@addictivearchery1123]

Thanks Danny, I appreciate the comments and you watching.

[@yeznikkazandjian6105]

A great series; I’m addicted to archery and love it. Thank you for teachings and sharing your knowledge; great job!!!

[@93rebelboy]

Hey Andy I’ve begun my journey building wood arrows and I’ve used your videos as a guide. If you get the time, make us a video on fixing mistakes in the process, such as dried bubbles on Crown and when you can touch up clear coat issues from sanding mistakes.

[@addictivearchery1123]

Good idea. I’ll put that on my list. Thanks for watching.

[@12ernie]

Great series!

[@bigmarty6670]

New find for me..definitely will be subscribing and watching more vids!

[@knolltop314]

Green in XXL. Have gotten ideas to try this year. Thanks for sharing!

[@frankie1956]

Great video, thanks for showing us how you dip your crowns. We weren't let down by swill just a very clever and effective way ( l bet most of us never thought about doing that way ) and a brilliant outcome . Thanks for sharing , Happy New Year to you and your family 👍👍👍

[@stupidhandles]

The swirling, So simple yet so effective.

[@michaelbmd7384]

Green 2xl. And just realized you are wrapped up with the trad quest. I think I have found a awesome resource. For a fresh way to make arrows.Thanks

[@gaylinlack726]

Another great video. Very informative. This entire series has been very useful. Thanks and looking forward to watching all your vids.

[@matthewsenesac4962]

Awesome that you share so much knowledge. Makes it helpful and is interesting to boot! Green XL thanks!

[@timothymattson3883]

Awesome video (as all the previous ones).

[@komarama]

Great video on your process. The last segment you did with the stain was my favorite. Great vid and Happy New Year.

[@zacharymanning5787]

Andy, let down a little bit about the swirls but that’s a good thing now that I feel I can do it! Haha thanks for all your help thus far and great videos.

[@zacharymanning5787]

O and give me a Large Grey t shirt!

[@cabowhunter1965]

Awesome video series can’t wait for the next one thank you for taking the time to do this video series.

[@ahiers726]

They look great! I cant wait to get Receive them!! Go Tigers!!

[@addictivearchery1123]

Austyn Hiers lol. I’m glad you seen them. I’ll include them in my cresting video.

[@charliemiller120]

I'm new to the arrow making world. Definitely excited to get more knowledgeable. Thank you for such a great video/series. They are very informative. Size: M, Green .

[@rplummer9739]

Thanks for this series! I am getting ready to make some arrows for myself and these videos are extremely helpful. As for the shirt - Gray XL

[@monsterwi69]

Super informative, cant wait to start making my on arrows.

[@richardrohr1719]

It is year 2020 so I missed out on the free shirt but it is still well worth the knowledge. I really appreciate you taking the time and sharing your skills and knowledge. It makes you a credit to your art.

[@frankleyva405]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Arrow building is definitely something I can get into. Love the vids! Keep them coming! Addictive Archery Rules!!

[@Bobb1julie]

Nicely presented Andy . I know that the hand is quicker than the eye. You address your stroke 2/3 times from your 9” mark towards the nock and yet it appears as though you only did it once ??

[@davidjohnson6886]

Happy New Year! Thank you for these videos, I am a carpenter, so I can figure most things out, but your tips and techniques really help.

[@davidjohnson6886]

Also, I am a men's large and love both colors. ☺

[@addictivearchery1123]

David Johnson LOL. Thanks for watching till the end. And leaving a comment. It’s fun for me to interact with everyone.

[@craigbabinski]

Awesome technique. Just started watching u from Keizer! Great stuff

[@Kritter2020]

Oh and green large would be awesome. Keep up the good vids!

[@stephenmayne4886]

Thanks for sharing this great information.

[@jamesbaldwin9969]

Thanks so much for doing the giveaway. I am subscribed. I have learn so much about making arrows. I'm crazy and have tried to make my shafts as well from birch. I got the wood from a place called Sensenich where I used to work. They make wooden propellers. I am having problems after hand planing the square stock round getting them smooth. I'm guessing you may not know how to do that as it looks like you get all your shafts pre done. All these other tips though are awesome and will really help my arrows look amazing. Thanks.

[@dicktheplumber2]

...I like" EVERYTHING" - Hey, Whats not to like? They're the best I've ever seen! More , Please...Thanks, Dick...

[@boris5998]

Thanks for sharing ,Happy New Year to you and your family from Sweden. supergreen

[@addictivearchery1123]

Boris Lindqvist thanks Boris.

[@seansimpson4472]

I love those swirl ones would be really cool to see ones in green or blue to give it a Celtic look (I’m from Scotland) got all these book marked for later as I really want to try marking my own arrows later this year.

[@kebinkline3403]

Thank you so much for your help,I am a newby to arrow construction.

[@paulsmith5901]

Outstanding work amazing

[@darrellbowen1582]

Very cool !

[@SayutiAbdullah-wg2dz]

Great video

[@AlexHenning-ms1zm]

I used the Crest lac white to crown dip my arrows. I did 3 coats of Dalys profin on the arrows before dipping. The white Crest lac dried with spider cracks on it. Do you know why this happened?

[@malditomigue]

Hi, when You crown dip (with white paint in the vídeo) is one time enough? Or you must sand it and drip it again? Thank you greetings from Bariloche Argentina

[@ronheidebrecht6967]

Great video on adding swirls. What adhesive works best for your fletching with the oil based paint swirls?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Ron Heidebrecht Duco works the best for both water based and oil based.

[@Billythebassist]

Sweet! Thank you Sir!

[@travisstanberg2092]

How about 2021, still great videos! Thanks

[@hughswanzy8871]

Enjoyed Thanks!

[@krzysztofkowalski7765]

Hi there! Great video. I was wondering where I can get those dip tubes? Are they available for sale somewhere?

[@addictivearchery1123]

You can find them here. www.addictivearchery.com/products/dip-tubes

[@lutzschneider6902]

Hi, thanks for sharing your knowledge, really appreciate it. Haven't build so many wooden arrows so far but the more clips I'm watching from you, I start to get hooked to that 😉👍 I really liked the last sort of tribal snaky technique. Do you have any pictures of a finished arrow of that kind somewhere? Oh and by the way, I'll choose the GREEN Tshirt in XXL 😂

[@addictivearchery1123]

Lutz Schneider thanks for watching till the end. If you got to my website and look at my gallery page you will see a lot of finished arrows there. I will use that same arrow to demonstrate cresting techniques in the next episode.

[@volanteaggie]

I have been scratching my head with your swirl pattern for months on Instagram. Thanks for sharing all your trade secrets! Beautiful arrows. Question for ya, do you tune wood shafts similar to carbon, or are they less susceptible to length cutting and/or point weight?

[@addictivearchery1123]

The same concepts apply but I can get you close enough on spine that some minor changes to your brace height or changing the thickness of your side plate material is all that is needed. Carbon arrows have a very big gap in spine and that why people struggle with finding the right length and or having to change point weight. As soon as I'm done with this series I'll make a video on dynamic spine and arrow tuning. Thanks for watching.

[@volanteaggie]

That would be great! There are lots of tuning videos but I don't think any of them show tuning a wood arrow.

[@tradbownewbie1302]

Couple of questions! Do arrows have to be dipped in order to be crowned? Can the crown just be hand pained on the way you pained on the stain in previous video? Also, if a bare shaft was stained first, can it be crowned or does there need to be a clear coat in between? Thanks!

[@addictivearchery1123]

Trad Bow Newbie depends on what crown dip your using. You can paint the shaft raw like the stain. If your going to dip it in a thin water paint like I demonstrate you need to seal them first. If you dip them raw it will raise the grain of the wood, when you try and sand then smooth you will remove some of the paint. I recommend you get a wood dowel from the local hardware store to experiment with.

[@michaelhansen6977]

I was wondering how to do that and it was a huge disappointment to learn it was easy, I had hoped it would take lots of expensive equipment to make cool strips. Awesome series!

[@addictivearchery1123]

LOL. Thanks for watching. I try and keep it simple. 😂

[@randymcvey4629]

I noticed in one of your videos you said you don't like Crest Lac for crown dipping. What issues did you have? I dipped some test carbon shafts and they look good. I have had problems with some of their cresting paints i.e. yellow,silver. Can I use True North paints over a Crest-Lac crown? Thank you.

[@addictivearchery1123]

Crest Lac is too brittle and will chip over time. It also was prone to fish eye if you are not carful and cause bubbles in the dip tube while mixing. I never tried TN on Crest Lac.

[@jackharrisonsurvival6678]

Beautiful work! Grey t shirt and size large

[@chappledesign]

I've got a whole bunch of Liquitex acrylic tube artist canvas style paints. Will those work for heavy areas like the crown?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Yes they will. If it is leaving brush strokes, thin it little with clean water.

[@lucafalivene6827]

Dumb question but I need to ask it. Do you crown dip/cresting the arrows and then you use sealer or the opposite?

[@addictivearchery1123]

I seal the arrows 4 times and then crown dip and crest. I then seal the entire arrow again 4 times.

[@tobiasharkamp8579]

hey thank you for all your great work 🙌🏼 one question... is there a layer of clearcoat on the shaft befor you put on the swirl? love that designe😍 BIG FAN FROM AUSTRIA

[@addictivearchery1123]

Sort of. There is actually 3 coats on before I swirl. Then 2 more over the top.

[@tobiasharkamp8579]

@@addictivearchery1123 thank you so much 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@dandybrew1]

Great innovation with the swirl application. Just started back into trying out woodies. Thanks so much for sharing your methods, really love the way woodies launch and watching the flight. Please keep the vids coming. Question, would you reccomend type of shafting you personally prefer and perhaps a hint as to best supplier? Thanks again!

[@addictivearchery1123]

Dan Brewer watch episode 2 for more info, but for hunting I prefer Surewood Shafts Doug Fir. I stock their shafts or you can go straight to them.

[@Bobb1julie]

Excuse my 2nd comment..With regards to your swirl design ((Very nice)),, I convinced myself that you made at least one stroke beginning/end and the last shaft it was four . There is no way that you could overlap precisely 4 passes without a shadow affect.. And yet it appears you only made one pass..LOL Help me out please..What is the name of that brown stain ..(Company)? Whether it be your Quakens or my New England white birch , I’m thinking that color/design over a very light brown crown with white feathers 🪶 would be fantastic in elk country..A slight crest design optional.. my opinion only.. Trust me I got your back..Thank you and for your personal fb

[@wallyrobison2716]

Crest or stain the arrow first? Idea for limiting stain bleed? Thanks.

[@codygreenwood726]

Thanks again for a informative vid! Hopefully Spine estimates will get covered..Setting a Bitz up for offset and helical the correct way may be very useful. Iron is broken lol

[@addictivearchery1123]

Cody Greenwood I did have a Bitzenberg video planned but it will not be in the fletching video. Just to much to cover. The spine video is also been outlined I’ll shoot that one after this series. Keep the ideas coming.

[@lesterclaypool1]

@@addictivearchery1123 hey buddy i also make arrow but im here in the east ,, and here a little tip i found , say your painting arrows and the phone rings or , what ever ,,, put your brush and paint in the fridge , and it stays and wont dry , put it back out and your ready to go , ,,, you can keep your brushes in their colors until you finished your run in the fridge for ever or even keep some brushes for certain colors only , ,,, you might use lack every day ,, so just keep the black brush in the fridge when ever and its alway ready to go ... hope this helps buddy have a great day

[@gabrielveleanu3771]

Hi, Thank you for sharing the secrets of your craft with us. I was wondering if, aside from by brush or dip, can you also spray the paint on?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Yes you can spray paint the arrows, I try and avoid spraying because I always seam to get runs in the finish.

[@davidsloan9804]

You can do the same sort of thing with the brush wrap the brush in a plastic bag it will keep the brush soft for you 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤠

[@jackboyd2352]

I have been struggling with the swirls could be that my fingers are just a little too big for doing the swirls or it is the gloves I am using I have split the gloves when putting them on when doing the swirls I have done some without gloves some I did with a little water all sorts of ways can't seem to get them perfectly right yet but will keep working on them

[@dougw2399]

So when you painted the crown on was the shaft sealed or raw?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Sealed for crown dips. Raw when hand painting.

[@desertrainfrog1691]

Anything wrong with just doing the crown with wood stain?

[@VesaGuardian]

Pro stuff!

[@kebinkline3403]

Do you clear dip over the swirls?

[@fjtoyman1]

I always clear dip over the swirls and cresting.

[@randymcvey4629]

do you crown dip carbon arrows much? If so, what is different than dipping wood arrows? paint?prep?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Randy McVey I crown dip and crest a lot of carbon arrows. I’ll make up a video on those soon. Biggest mistake people make is not prepping the shaft correctly.

[@randymcvey4629]

@@addictivearchery1123 I just bought some True North Carbon Primer from 3 Rivers Archery for arrow prepping of my carbon arrows. Have you ever used this product?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Randy McVey yes I do. I’m going to put out another video on this product line soon. I’ll start to carry all TN products in 2019.

[@cahabarivr]

A drop of black will stop the yellowing at least with the white. I haven't tried it with other colors. I have white crown dipped arrows 5 years old that still haven't yellowed.

[@addictivearchery1123]

A drop of black, where? In the finish?

[@jackboyd2352]

i have tried the swirl thing on arrows could not get it to work properly it ended up looking like a tortoise effect colors not how I wanted it to look. the only time I got it anywhere near right was when I wet the arrow slightly but it does not look right I have watched the videos a dozen time and more is there anything you have missed out when doing the swirls that were missed when making the movie clips

[@addictivearchery1123]

jack boyd no Jack. It's all there, I've had lots of people successfully get that look. Are your paints compatible?

[@jackboyd2352]

the link below is the spiral I have done it took a while and I love it

[@rexfrost5246]

How did you keep the lines straight when you put the stain on by hand?

[@addictivearchery1123]

I use a gel stain and turn the arrow by hand trying to keep the line as straight as I can.

[@michaelciejek6660]

Love the videos in fact my girl bought me some tools to make arrows and I would like to send you one and you tell me things I could do better, if I get picked my girl wants green size medium I'll just buy one for me

[@addictivearchery1123]

Michael Ciejek any time Michael. I love looking at arrows and would be happy to help you out.

[@rexfrost5246]

Where did you get the clips?

[@addictivearchery1123]

Rex Frost Amazon. They are a rubberized clothes pin made for delicate clothing.

[@billholb1974]

Dang..I'm too late..I want a shirt! Lol

[@jackboyd2352]

need to do some competitions for 2019 that is like now need a new tee shirt bye for now

[@Kritter2020]

Definitely thought there was more to the swirling lol

[@jackboyd2352]

ilove your popular designs but it just does not work for me

[@CoachJoshWood]

Discovered on Feb 8th, 2023 - I missed the giveaway 😅

[@dandybrew1]

Oh, almost forgot, large, Ha ha!