cane shaft field point ideas?

[sleek]

So I am doing an archery shoot this weekend and will be shooting cane shafts. I have no belt sander at the moment to make the footed shafts to accept glue ons. Leading to problem number two. I am short on glue ons.  So I will be making my own. I need to make about 24 of them for this 3d course. ( lots of insane shots ) Any ideas?

[DGF]

On the garden stake arrow build along sticky on this page it is shown how to make points from duplex nails. Price and availability may make it a good substitute to glue on heads.

-Dan

[Pat B]

Screw in target points will work with cane. You'll have to drill out the hole so the shank fits in and glue them in and wrap behind them.

[Maxspin]

I have built the garden stake arrows with the duplex nail points. They work very good. I chucked them up in a hand drill, and used a bench grinder, but I imagine that a file would work too. I used epoxy to glue them in, and have never had one come out.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

haha i also used a bench grinder to take off the nodes
.223 shells work very well,  but you need to cut off the top. I use a tubing cutter and then stick it into a drill and jam an old throwing knife into it to de-ream it.
I think .38 shells would work as well... or 30-06. Have only tried .223 and .22, and .22 is too small for almost anything.

[sleek]

Probably gonna do the duplex nail idea and instead of a wrap, slide a shell over the shaft to bring the weight up some.

[Thesquirrelslinger]

if you have the time, you can take 1/4" rod stock and make a point, stick it into the end, and then put some epoxy and then sand the shaft down so it is nice and smooth. I do this with atlatl darts.

[bowtarist]

I'd go with the duplex nail and epoxy.  The shell for weight idea is what I use for blunts and will tear up a target just like a blunt.  I think Pat's idea is great since I have a lot of screw in points from the old days when I used aluminum arrows. Pretty sure you can fill the hole with a squewer or chop stick then tapper for a point, but you said your low on points.  IF all else fails, may be able to use Pat's idea, screw-ins are available about anywhere they have sportingoods and hunting stuffs. Good luck, sounds like a wild shoot if you think you need 24 arrows  , I usually carry three or four.  dp

[sleek]

Thanks for the bamboo skewer idea. Gonna use that. And yes it is a wild shoot. Targets on zip lines, theough forks in trees, between branches, a bear through an out house half moon window, big cat on a river on rocks, and plenty of other crazy shots. Also there are broken arrows littering the ground. Lots of fun and a bit pricey in arrow cost. Never bring your best.