Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Arrows => Topic started by: Lee Lobbestael on September 15, 2012, 07:57:59 pm
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Where can I get bone for making bone points? Also what do you work it with? a file?
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You can get dog bones at places like tractor supply, 6 inche long cut off a cow leg cleaned an everything. Sould be able to get half a dozen heads out of them. The best tool is probably a dremil tool. Make sure you wear a mask, or have very god ventilation bone dust dosnt do you any good
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they also sell those cow femur bones at alot of grocery stores in the meat department. i buy a pack every few weeks or so for my coonhound. 3 big bones for like $2-3.. just gotta let the dog do the dirty work with the meat on it.. i used a angle grinder with a thin blade since i had no blades for dremel... the bone is pretty easy to shape/thin/sharpen with nothing more than a file
oh yea do it outside... if youve ever messed with bone or antler you know the Smell
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Deer bone is harder...cow bone is easier to find...a butcher will give you more than you want.
A bandsaw and belt sander...I can finish one of these in 15 minutes.
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This might be a stupid question, but are bone points durable enough for hunting big game, such as white tail or mule deer? I'm guessing it's probably not a good idea, I don't imagine they would penetrate very deep if you happened to hit the shoulder blade or a rib.
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I've talked with a couple guys who have hunted deer with bone in the past. They said it works great. You don't want to hit a shoulder, but that goes for any arrow head. I was told not use a low poundage bow, like down around 40#, but anything up around or above 50# would work. I have yet to shoot anything with bone myself, but that's what I was told.
Tattoo Dave
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I get deer legbones from Moscow Fur and Hide. They are on the web. I normally cut and shape the bone with a Dremel, using a reinforced cutting disc and a sanding drum.
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Thanks for the info guys! will they hold an edge?