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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on April 16, 2012, 10:56:04 pm

Title: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: iowabow on April 16, 2012, 10:56:04 pm

Here is the tool I had a friend of mine that is a machinist make for me.  It is a steel rod with a dome and a round ring.   The three are put together and pressed in a vice.   It could not be easier.  Then fill half way with lead after it cools use a 3/8 socket extention and hit the lead to expand into the copper then jb weld to handle.  Handles are made from dowels.  And that is the simple way to do it.  You cand make 82 arrowheads before it needs to be replaced. I know I made 82 arrowheads with a new copper bopper and a hole formed in it.   

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Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: nativenoobowyer86 on April 17, 2012, 12:22:16 am

thats really great! i might havta look into getting one made for me :D

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: Bone pile on April 17, 2012, 08:04:23 am

Nice setup, you could make a few at a time and have one for home ,one for work and one for the truck.Try one without lead you might like it.I've been unleaded for a few years,I guess it's whatever your comfortable with.
Bone pile

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: cowboy on April 17, 2012, 11:36:07 am

That's just way too upscale for me. lol.. I hemisphered a peice of cold roll like that with a grinder and peened the caps out on a peice of wood. Nice settup there John..

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: chief deer on April 17, 2012, 08:11:22 pm

Nice tool. Here is a tip to secure the lead to the cap. Forget about roughing it up or trying to flux. Just take a 1/2 bolt and use it like a punch on top of the lead once it has cooled enough to be solid. This will swedge it in the cap and it will never come loose. So simple a cave man can do it.

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: iowabow on April 17, 2012, 08:52:07 pm

Yep good idea

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: remington22 on April 17, 2012, 10:59:25 pm

Pour yourself some hot lead about 1/2 " inch from the top and glue a dowel rod that fits and go to town.

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: YosemiteBen on April 18, 2012, 01:50:39 pm

seems like those are available on missouritrading post?

Title: Re: beginning knapper making boppers
Post by: chief deer on April 18, 2012, 02:45:09 pm

(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y84/oogaboogachiefwalkingdeer/100_3243.jpg)
Here is a pic of a seated lead filled cap. This lead will never come loose.  Mike