The Art of Arrow Making - Dowels (Chapter 1)

Chapter 1 of this six-part Arrow Making Series is a detailed tutorial on crafting high-quality arrow shafts from store-bought poplar dowels.

Dowels are one of the cheapest, most readily available materials for DIY archery enthusiasts! Even if you live in an "arrow wood desert" and don't have easy access to suitable wild materials, you can typically still find common 3/8 dowels at most hardware stores.

This set will be fletched in Chapter 5, which will cover four different methods of fletching arrows; and will receive points in Chapter 6, which will cover four different styles of arrow points.

If you're watching this series as it's posted in real-time, hang tight! I'll film the upcoming chapters as soon as possible.