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Title: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: RGK on August 25, 2008, 08:49:00 AM

I just finished the first two of the new half dozen heads I will be hunting with this year. They are similar to the heads I have made in prior years only these are a bit longer to give a better aspect ratio ( 2.6 : 1 ) and have the added weight I was looking for to be used with my longbow . They are just under 1 inch wide with a blade thickness of .039. The blades are single bevel. They are made the same way as prior heads where the blades are pinned to the ferrule.

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/bow_project/BH%20test/2008head.jpg)

(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/bow_project/BH%20test/2008head2.jpg)

Link to previous years years heads. The last one shows the pin.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=042164

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: frassettor on August 25, 2008, 08:54:00 AM

WOW, Whats your setup?

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: RGK on August 25, 2008, 09:00:00 AM

You have to look at the link I posted in the first post.

http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=042164

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: frassettor on August 25, 2008, 09:02:00 AM

My hats off to you...Your a real craftsman!! Great job :notworthy: :notworthy:

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: Old York on August 25, 2008, 09:08:00 AM

Simply amazing...are you a machinist?

Any idea what the Rockwell hardness is on your saw blade materiel?

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: bloodyarrow on August 25, 2008, 09:18:00 AM

Simply awesome my hats off to ya :thumbsup:

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: RGK on August 25, 2008, 10:12:00 AM

That blade material is m42. It is in the upper 50's for Rockwell hardness.

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: **DONOTDELETE** on August 25, 2008, 10:48:00 AM

Great looking heads.

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: upatree on August 25, 2008, 11:08:00 AM

Rancid Crabtree,
You are awesome!
Now I will need to test those heads out, so 3 should work. Do you need my mailing address??? :biglaugh:

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: swampbuck on August 25, 2008, 11:14:00 AM

Very nice :thumbsup: good luck

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: RGK on August 25, 2008, 12:54:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by upatree:
Rancid Crabtree,
You are awesome!
Now I will need to test those heads out, so 3 should work. Do you need my mailing address??? :pray:

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: Jack Skinner on August 25, 2008, 01:36:00 PM

Them some fine looking broadheads,

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: pseman on August 25, 2008, 04:14:00 PM

Great looking head. Hope to see some "field test pics" soon.

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: JStark on August 25, 2008, 05:57:00 PM

I went to the previous post, and saw how you made them. I just have one question now: How did you shape the field point? Did you grind it, or heat it and hit it?

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: SoNevada Archer on August 25, 2008, 06:04:00 PM

Ron,
I am really impressed! Way to go!

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: FJTOYMAN on August 25, 2008, 06:24:00 PM

WOW! I wish you good luck and hope to see some results.
You are a talented man.

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: RGK on August 25, 2008, 06:35:00 PM

QuoteOriginally posted by JStark:
I went to the previous post, and saw how you made them. I just have one question now: How did you shape the field point? Did you grind it, or heat it and hit it?
Grind it. I mount it on an adapter and spin it against a grinder and then belt sander.

Title: Re: This years homemade broadheads
Post by: Whump on August 25, 2008, 06:52:00 PM

Whump sez; Buddy---you shucked that one down and wrung it off the cob------REAL NICE! Hunt safe.

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