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Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: sadiejane on March 15, 2011, 11:38:13 am

Title: arrow with bone
Post by: sadiejane on March 15, 2011, 11:38:13 am: had these deer legs for some time. kept meaning to make some points with em. finally got a round tuit
saw somewhere on a tutorial this fella just busted the leg bone with a hammer....and used what pieces were suitable.
i took the bone to the bandsaw, sliced in half. marked it out with a pencil, then stuck in vise and took files to it till it was as i wanted. then sanded with some 220 grit to sorta polish it up, soaked it for a few hrs in that walnut ink i made a few weeks ago. then attached to shaft with pine pitch and artificial sinew. used some tbIII to coat sinew.
(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab346/sadiejane9/bow%20and%20arrow%20making/bone44.jpg)
(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab346/sadiejane9/bow%20and%20arrow%20making/bone11.jpg)
(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab346/sadiejane9/bow%20and%20arrow%20making/bone22.jpg)
(http://i878.photobucket.com/albums/ab346/sadiejane9/bow%20and%20arrow%20making/bone33.jpg)
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: Sparrow on March 15, 2011, 11:51:03 am: That is a "Fierce" looking arrow. Looks like it would perforate a fish for sure. ' Frank
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Post by: Will H on March 15, 2011, 11:23:19 pm: Really nice! Love the barbs!
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: aero86 on March 16, 2011, 12:08:04 am: care to make another for a trade? ;D ;D with a tang so the point holds better?

i love it!
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: LEGIONNAIRE on March 16, 2011, 05:58:15 am: Nice arrow. I like the color, but the arrowhead really rakes it away. A dozen of these wuould look great. I hope you dont mind if I borrow the point, lol :)
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: JackCrafty on March 16, 2011, 11:05:20 am: 8)
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Post by: ohma on March 16, 2011, 11:53:12 am: realy like that point.that would look good in a big head carp.
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: young indian12 on March 16, 2011, 12:07:29 pm: nice point, i have done some bone work myself but not as good. LOVE IT!!! :o
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: sadiejane on March 16, 2011, 12:10:23 pm: Quote from: aero86 on March 16, 2011, 12:08:04 am
care to make another for a trade? ;D ;D with a tang so the point holds better?

i love it!

thanks everyone
yeah i was thinking after i made this one, to leave some "wings" on the end of tang so it would hold better.
of course i'd consider trade. what ya got in mind?
thanks again
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: sadiejane on March 16, 2011, 12:11:52 pm: Quote from: LEGIONNAIRE on March 16, 2011, 05:58:15 am
Nice arrow. I like the color, but the arrowhead really rakes it away. A dozen of these wuould look great. I hope you dont mind if I borrow the point, lol :)

well, i borrowed the point....have seen them depicted many times from old native american archery tackle...
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: young indian12 on March 16, 2011, 12:38:13 pm: I'm not lookin to trade, but if you have any tips to give me, i would appreciata it ;D
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: sadiejane on March 16, 2011, 01:17:09 pm: Quote from: young indian12 on March 16, 2011, 12:38:13 pm
I'm not lookin to trade, but if you have any tips to give me, i would appreciata it ;D

they were very simple to make. cut the piece out the size ya want(i used the bandsaw to slice the leg in half), mark with pencil, grab up some little files.
like those packs of 6 they sell at the hardware store-cheap and very useful-use them for LOTS of arrow(and other) making purposes.
Title: Re: arrow with bone
Post by: young indian12 on March 16, 2011, 08:03:39 pm: THANKS! i can't wait till i get some more deer bones :o