September 3, 201312 yr I have been making arrow heads..... and getting back into archery again, this time with the long bow. I will be going for an informal assessment at the guild of traditional bowyers and fletchers at the end of the month, with the aim to (hopefully) become a master arrow smith next year ....all being well. They are tricky little buggers to make and I am finally getting there (I think).....Defiantly a back to school kind of thing..... Here are a few swallow tail arrow heads. 3 finished and 2 in the rough. 4 of them are bloomery material and one is twisted damascus. cheers.
September 3, 201312 yr very nice basher, i have made a few bodkins, but nothing like this. Do you have any pix of the sequence? seems like the wings would get in the way of forming the socket, or are they done later? thx Mike
September 3, 201312 yr They look like some really nice arrow heads. I would also like to know the process you used to make them, as I have only ever found how to makes on bodkin heads any never anything as fancy as these sharp looking guys.
September 3, 201312 yr Those sure look like killer heads. Boy, you get hit by one of those the only way to get it out is to push it on through, OUCH!! Nice job on them and yes, I too would like to see a sequence of building them. Nice work on the arrow heads.
September 3, 201312 yr Nice work Owen. A set of sequential pics and descriptions would be appreciated. Frosty The Lucky.
September 5, 201312 yr Could it just be a triangular piece of flat stock to start. Two chisel cuts to make the spurs on each side and the middle section is fullered out wide and rolled into a socket? I suppose the spurs have to be bent out of the way while working the middle section. Just a guess.
September 5, 201312 yr Impressive. I know the kids at the 4-H archery class I help teach would love to see you forge some of those. I'm still working on getting sockets down small enough consistently. I wouldn't even begin to try and do broad heads like that.
September 25, 201312 yr No way to pull those suckers out. Absolutely beautiful. Not to sound like a jerk or to make you sound incompetent (if I do please forgive me). How well balanced are they? Again beautiful craftsmanship!
October 15, 201312 yr Beautiful work. I've seen some modern fishing tips that have quite a bit in common with that design. Bowfishing isn't much for catch and release...
November 2, 201312 yr looking good owen, i remember fondly us forging spear heads last year, something i've yet to have another crack at. good luck with the guild
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