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Title: broad head blades
Post by: beaver#1 on July 09, 2009, 11:29:00 PM

i was thinking of making some broadheads. i was wondering if any of yall have ever made your own?  forged or ground out.  pics would be great.

Title: Re: broad head blades
Post by: Jeremy on July 10, 2009, 07:56:00 AM

Tippit has some great heavy weight forged heads.

Here's my last batch of ground trade points from 1075 steel:
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG1631.jpg)
 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v42/keyman/bows/CIMG1696.jpg)

I make a hardened template for each new head design, then file all the heads as a batch to the template.  Put 'em in a grinding jig to get the grinds done quickly then heat treat and do the final grind.  Each batch ends up +/- 2gr  :)

Title: Re: broad head blades
Post by: beaver#1 on July 10, 2009, 08:21:00 AM

thats great . lets see more

Title: Re: broad head blades
Post by: tippit on July 13, 2009, 07:23:00 AM

This one took Mr Big (309# black bear).  Forged single bevel @ 250 grains.  The nice thing about forging is you can get whatever weight you want plus whatever style...tippit

This broad head just slips into a Beman ICS Hunter carbon shaft with an aluminum footing to keep the shaft from splitting.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Quebec%20Quest%2009/BearQuestIII2.jpg)

Here are last year's Bear Quest forged broad heads that are halved on to footed cedar arrows.  

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Quebec%20Quest%2008/QuebecQuest-BeerBlade010.jpg)

Title: Re: broad head blades
Post by: beaver#1 on July 13, 2009, 09:56:00 PM

that some good stuff.  i think i am going to try it

Title: Re: broad head blades
Post by: tippit on July 14, 2009, 07:20:00 AM

Here are the halfting version heads.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/QuebecQuest08001.jpg)

Forging out shaft for tang insert into carbon arrow.  Scrap 5160 steel.

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads001.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads003.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads004.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads007.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads035.jpg)

  (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/tippit/Broadheads/TeamTippitBroadheads019.jpg)

For me, I find it is quicker to hammer my tapers in...tip to back & side to side.  Then I clean up everything with my grinder, make sure of my desired weight & straightness, and quench just like a knife blade but I temper much softer.  The tip won't bend over and the only one I had break was a miiissss on a deer that bagged a New England rock wall   :eek:  tippit