antigoth24 Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 i've recently been trying to make my first arrowheads and i keep having problems with making the socket. it works perfectly fine but it doesn't look nice and ive had to wrap the right side much farther around then the left one so that they could "meet" so any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 Work on making the triangle *very* uniform. Make a small swage to start the bending into a cone and use a connical top swage piece to get the bend started very precisely. Have a proper sized connical bic to finish it off on. And Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 When you're forging the triangle for the socket try forging an equal amount from both sides. This will help keep the shape and thickness uniform which will help make the socket even. Frosty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antigoth24 Posted June 2, 2009 Author Share Posted June 2, 2009 kk thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FERRARIVS Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 (edited) Not to discourage you from wanting things nice and even, etc., but I would bear in mind that arrowheads were likely never so- I have several Roman and Medieval European originals and all the sockets are uneven- sometimes the ends overlap, sometimes they just meet, they're never right in line with the head's lines- they're purely functional objects and the socket seam is completely irrelevant to their function. This having been said, when I forge a socket, I use the cross peen hammer to spread the end, but a ball peen hammer to straighten edges up and spread the steel to the weak side, and it really helps. Edited June 11, 2009 by FERRARIVS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finnr Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 No one planned on getting them back so they were made quickly and cheaply. Finnr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThomasPowers Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Like caltrops---to use them you throw them away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FERRARIVS Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Exactamundo. It's a modern thing to want/ expect things to be straight and even and smooth, and a xxxxxx hard one to NOT defer to when making things- I have to constantly say "NO- it shouldn't be perfectly straight- it SHOULD be a bit uneven" LOL And it's even trickier to walk the fine line between imperfection and just looking like crap... amazing how hard imperfection really is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divermike Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 will it stay on the shaft? will it stick without shattering? it's probably gonna be good enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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