Whistling arrows - warning, contains plastic
Here is an easy way to make whistling arrows if you have kids (and "kidults").
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Except from the one to the far right all of these produce sound (a "pleasant one").
The one to the far right has only one hole but the "kinder-egg" next to it has two holes.
The plastic containers are from some candy. The large one are "Chupachups" and the small one
are inside "Kinder eggs".
All whistling holes are 10 mm diameter (I have tried 8 mm and that doesn't work).
The "Chupachups" has 4 holes and the "kinder-egg" has two (the one that works).
The holes for the arrow are snug but not so snug that the whistle are unable move up the arrow
when the arrow digs into the ground (I can easily remove these from the arrows).
When placing the whistling holes I measure from where the two halves (of the egg) are joined
to the periferi of the hole (add 5 mm and you will have the center).
The red one has holes 16 mm from the joint. The green and yellow ones har holes 10 mm from joint.
The yellow one is some sort of next generation Chupachups and has one little hole in front (here covered
with red tape).
The kinder-egg has holes 10 mm from the joint. The holes in the (working) kinder-egg
doesn't have a round shape but this probaly doesn't mean anything. I'll find out when I
make a second (round) hole in the one that didn't produce much sound this evening.
Shooting these indoors at 18 meter is not a good idea. The red prototype is reinforced
due to a hard impact with the target this winter.
This I made this winter when I first tried this indoors:
http://losnegaard.net/bue1/plystre.htm
It's in norwegian but there are some pictures there.
You don't need a heavy bow to make this work. Tonight I used one 35# and one 40# bow.
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Except from the one to the far right all of these produce sound (a "pleasant one").
The one to the far right has only one hole but the "kinder-egg" next to it has two holes.
The plastic containers are from some candy. The large one are "Chupachups" and the small one
are inside "Kinder eggs".
All whistling holes are 10 mm diameter (I have tried 8 mm and that doesn't work).
The "Chupachups" has 4 holes and the "kinder-egg" has two (the one that works).
The holes for the arrow are snug but not so snug that the whistle are unable move up the arrow
when the arrow digs into the ground (I can easily remove these from the arrows).
When placing the whistling holes I measure from where the two halves (of the egg) are joined
to the periferi of the hole (add 5 mm and you will have the center).
The red one has holes 16 mm from the joint. The green and yellow ones har holes 10 mm from joint.
The yellow one is some sort of next generation Chupachups and has one little hole in front (here covered
with red tape).
The kinder-egg has holes 10 mm from the joint. The holes in the (working) kinder-egg
doesn't have a round shape but this probaly doesn't mean anything. I'll find out when I
make a second (round) hole in the one that didn't produce much sound this evening.
Shooting these indoors at 18 meter is not a good idea. The red prototype is reinforced
due to a hard impact with the target this winter.
This I made this winter when I first tried this indoors:
http://losnegaard.net/bue1/plystre.htm
It's in norwegian but there are some pictures there.
You don't need a heavy bow to make this work. Tonight I used one 35# and one 40# bow.
Accidently a friend of mine captured the sound on a recording
they where doing.
In the background you can hear the sound of one of these whistles.
http://losnegaard.net/bue1/ply.wmv
they where doing.
In the background you can hear the sound of one of these whistles.
http://losnegaard.net/bue1/ply.wmv
I have used Macadamia nut shells for whistling arrows. They work best with one or two holes. They are so hard they don't require a separate point. They can be stopped by a hanging piece of thick cloth or a blanket even at close ranges. They do not need any finishing. You make a hole, scoop out the nut meat, Mount it on the arrow and put in the whistling holes.
They are round, brown and approximately 25 mm in diameter.
They are round, brown and approximately 25 mm in diameter.
I used to make them out of ping pong balls. They didn't last too long, however.
Well thes is very good information whisle arrows are at the top of my list to make. I had some materials set aside (bone and wood peices) , But now I will use something alittle easier and quicker to make. Thanks
Matt
Matt
Wow, great information!
A few years ago I bought a couple of arrow points that were supposed to whistle and was disapointed with them, great to know how I can make my own!
Barb
A few years ago I bought a couple of arrow points that were supposed to whistle and was disapointed with them, great to know how I can make my own!
Barb
Just made a few out of plastic Easter eggs, safe to say evil little rat dog of my neighbors totally freaked!!!
Thanks for the Idea these are fun!
Dunc
Thanks for the Idea these are fun!
Dunc
I've heard that dried gourds work well too.
Thanks for the pic.
I just re-found the picture with the gourd arrows. It can be seen at http://www.primitiveways.com/pt-photo_gallery26.html. If gourds are readily available, than this is a cool way of making whistling arrows without using plastic.