Sam makes his arrows completely by hand and with materials he gathered himself except for glue and sinew.
He knaps the arrowheads, which means he uses stone, antler and copper tools to flake the rock into an arrowhead. It is not carved.
The arrow shafts are from a lake plant he gathers himself, strips, and lets dry. After it is dry he straightens them using heat. Even so, the arrow shafts are not perfectly smooth like a dowel.
The turkey feathers from turkeys he hunted himself must also be stripped and then applied to the arrow shaft. They are then wrapped with sinew.
The arrowheads are attached with sinew as well.
turquoise arrow
