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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Japbow on November 16, 2014, 11:48:36 am

Title: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: Japbow on November 16, 2014, 11:48:36 am

      My latest design for birdpoint foreshafts...

      I'm really proud of these and have already bagged a
      nice, fat pheasant with a prototype.

      They're Black Locust shaped on a lathe with a threaded
      piece of hardware that I don't know the name of. I flared
      the four points out about 45 deg and put a heavy duty
      rounded tack in the tip. After breaking countless foreshafts
      at the transition from foreshaft to insert, I finally thought
      to drill a 1.5mm pilot hole and put a small nail to reinforce it.
      I haven't broken one since. They're totally solid!

      Thanksgiving's just around the corner so I'll be fitting these
      to Japanese arrow bamboo shafts, nocking and fletching so
      I can bag a few more pheasants for the big meal!

      If I remember, I post pics of the finished arrows too!

      Thanks for looking!
      Japbow.

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: DC on November 16, 2014, 12:43:37 pm

T-nuts, I think. Good idea :D

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: dueb on November 16, 2014, 02:00:38 pm

Yea those are tee nuts, used 'em a ton at one of my old jobs.

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: bow101 on November 16, 2014, 02:26:41 pm

I like those. nice job

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: Knoll on November 16, 2014, 04:06:02 pm

Good idea!

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: Japbow on November 17, 2014, 07:56:36 am

      Thanks for the kind words!

      Tee nuts...hmm, good to know.

      Japbow

Title: Re: New Birdpoint Foreshaft Design (Pics)
Post by: Carson (CMB) on November 23, 2014, 11:51:28 pm

Nice bird points!