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paulc:
Here are a set of bone points I made from the thigh bones from a doe I got last year with the rifle. The longer ones with pencil marks on them I am going to make shorter as they can almost flex in my fingers.
Paul
Prarie Bowyer:
What if you dipped them in super glue?
paulc:
I guess I could do that but I have plenty of length so shortening them a bit should not be a problem. I am trying to decide how to handle the concavity on the inside of the bone...might make for hafting to a shaft troublesome. But I guess I can just try one and see.
I have a memory that here in GA broadheads have to be at least 3/4" wide...? Can anyone confirm that?
Thanks, Paul
lostarrow:
Boiling them will take the limberness out of them . The oils and whatnot (too sientific?) leach out and make for a stiffer /harder product. My wife thinks(knows) I'm crazy but I use the bones from the roasts for arrow strike plates and they are nice and hard . The head from the pic above ,I believe is rib roast.LOL. I wouldn't overdo it though as it may become too brittle. Medium well is just about right. ;).
Paulc. try using the concave bit to your advantage for hafting. Like the stone points you have to play with the notch and fit each individually.
ionicmuffin:
Hey, so i was thinking about making some bone heads, but i noticed that most of the time the bone heads will be around 50 grains. so to increase weight i was thinking, could i drill a hole in the center and then cut a same diameter steel rod section so i can fill in the hole with it. I was thinking this would allow me to get upwards or 150-200 grains or more, and at the same time i would be adding some style. Is there any structural disadvantage to what im talking about? The metal would be glued in.
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