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bamboo heads on 4-footed shafts
DBernier:
Sorry Dustybaer :( I'll have Amy beat me with a wet noodle when she comes home later. By the way this arrow, at 12 yards penetrated a foam block 7 inch's from a 53# Osage self bow. It is good to do these things as we keep creating brain cells. At my age I need all I can get ;D
Dick, working on more brain cells.
DBernier:
Dustbaer, If I can find the other point I made it is a good show and tell. I used two halves of bamboo like the first point and on the edge of each I sanded/filed a grove. Into this grove I inserted a razor blade parallel to the edge of the bamboo. I glued it together with CA. Not very primitive but you could shave with it. ;D. I'll look for it today. I did not attach it to a bamboo shaft, but I may.
Dick Bernier
Dustybaer:
sounds very interesting, i'm looking forward to the picture.
not sure if you can tell by the pictures, but mine are not laminated. i was thinking about it though.
sbartels:
Bamboo arrowheads MUST be killers - because primitive peoples esp. in the Pacific islands depended on them quite a lot for survival. They also used hardwoods for arrowheads.
It surely is important what type of bamboo you use, there are so many varieties!
Hillbilly and others: Rick Williamson reports that in Vanuatu bamboo knives were used during intiation ceremonies to circumcise the boys.
Don't try this at home !!! LOL
mullet:
sbartels,Oh! Man, you made me pucker up with that last tid bit of information. :'(
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