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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Prarie Bowyer on August 01, 2011, 02:57:04 am

Title: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on August 01, 2011, 02:57:04 am

Hi,

I'm looking around my shop and thinking about what I can use to make some primitive, OK "new primitive", bunny blunts.  I had the following two ideas.  a rounded river pebble hot glued then sinued to the end of the shaft. Hot glue should act as a bit of a shock absorber and save the shafts.  I also have a fair bit of antler.  I thought that might just look sweet and depending on the design might not get lost on the first shot.  Has anyone tried this?

I have a lathe so I was thinking about boring our a slip on head.  Maybee if I file some teeth on it they will help catch and tip the arrow up.  I have some <1/8" spring steel wire left from an invention that didn't' work out so well.  I could give it tines like the Judo points.

Has anyone tried this?  Or had any other ideas?  I've seen the spent casing blunts but I want something a little more refined.   

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: M-P on August 01, 2011, 05:14:24 am

Howdy,  First take a look at the latest issue of.....Primitive Archer magazine.  There's a fine article on wooden blunts.  I think similar to the idea you're describing for the antler.    There was also a thread not too long ago on various homemade arrow heads.   The nutter   ( a tapered tip with a steel nut threaded on) was a popular choice  and some variations had crossed wires behind the nut.   Ron

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: M-P on August 01, 2011, 05:29:16 am

Check out the thread labeled   "small game points"    Ron

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: bowtarist on August 01, 2011, 12:02:40 pm

PB, I agree w/ M-P about the thread.  If you haven't checked out the thread @ the top of this page, "sticky" I think it also says, then you should.  Lot's of great small game tips that were collected from past PA posts.  Good luck and lets see em when you're done.

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on August 02, 2011, 07:26:57 pm

Yea I saw those.  I'm just curious aobut antler tip designs in general I guess or if the simple lashed on stone would be more effective. 

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Pat B on August 02, 2011, 09:57:41 pm

James Parker(Robustus) made an antler tip broadhead by adding 5 micro blades inlet along the antler like a 5 blade broadhead...and killed a deer or two with it.  8)      I believe it is an ancient European or Urasian style point. I believe he bored a tapered hole in the end to accept the shaft.

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Diligence on August 03, 2011, 01:01:48 am

Barrage posted a killer looking antler blunt/judo point/gopher killer in the sticky....might be what you are looking for?

D

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on August 04, 2011, 05:45:32 am

Yea thanks.  I'm gonig to try turning the bone on a lathe.  It's so how now I can't realy work in the shop.  I sweat like a goat.  Got rust started on my  hand plane, bandsaw table and brand new card scraper. :-\

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: bowtarist on August 04, 2011, 09:28:24 am

Maybe you can spray that rusty stuff down w/ some WD40.  Wipe clean before using next time.

Title: Re: Primative thumper busters?
Post by: Prarie Bowyer on August 06, 2011, 04:28:27 am

I sanded it all and coated everything with paste wax.  That usualy works wonders and if I'm not going to be in the shop for a while I'll do this.  But this heat has been terrible.