Here's some pics of the latest set of Apache arrows I'm making for a friend of mine. They are "working" reproductions...but they will only be used for display display and instructional purposes.
Materials:
Shafts: phragmites reed
Foreshafts: Chinese privet
Feathers: domesticated duck
Wrapping: elk leg sinew
Glue: fish glue
Red Paint: red ochre + shellac (button-lac)
Black Paint: lamp black + shellac (button-lac)
Finish/Sealer: shellac (dewaxed blonde)
Arrowheads: obsidian, steel, and heat-treated Edwards chert
Arrowhead Glue: 1:2:1 Mix (by volume) beeswax + pine rosin + osage wood dust...and a little lamp black added for color.
Stone/obsidian arrowheads weigh in @ 20 to 22 grains each. Steel arrowheads @ 40 grains each.
Stone arrowheads are made in the "desert side notch" tradition. Steel arrowheads are made similar to trade points found in West Texas & New Mexico.
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