When I decide to put down my compound and pick up my reflex/deflex, I've got a quiver full of cedar shafts all with flint heads I've knapped...hoping I can put a deer down with one of these arrowheads in October!
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P8070810.jpg)
The one on the left is finished, ready to haft and I still need to finish pressure flaking the preform on the right.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P6010502.jpg)
And another hunting point
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P3301226.jpg)
They're all pretty thin too!
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P3301220.jpg)
Grind it, bind it, and stuff it in a whitetail!!
mallard_dake85
Sweet man!! I like those heads.
Those are some nice looking heads.
My son is starting to get into knapping, I can not wait until he can turn out some heads like for the old man.
Good luck on putting one where it goes.
Dax
Good lookin' stones!
I am learning to knap so I can do the same thing. Let us know how you do. I will be excited to hear how the heads perform.
Nice work! How do they shoot compared to a steel head?
I have thought about trying knapped heads for a long time. A buddy has a good hand for making them and has kindly donated a few to my cause. But I can't bring myself to shoot one for practice. They are so pretty I hate to risk damaging one!
Guess that is a reason to learn to make 'em myself. I used to be sick when I lost an arrow at a shoot, now is just an excuse to make-up some more :)
Those are awesome. Jawge
Very nice work. Best of luck with them.
Real nice.
way cool bud i to have some that i will be using this year. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Lovely,congrats.
Those are some nasty looking rocks :thumbsup:
Man I wish I knew how to do that.
Good luck bud.
Great pictures and even better work on those broad heads. I also wish I knew how to do that.
Very nice! I"m slowly (very, very slowly) working towards being able to do that myself. Hope to send some rock towards a deer or two in the not-so-near future.
Nice, they will get the job done for sure if properly placed.
Thanks all for the comments. Most of arrowheads I knap are for hunting and weigh between 100 and 130 gr. I haft them to port orford cedar shafts that I fling out of my reflex/deflex hedge and bamboo bow. I'm pulling 67# at 26" and I would love to wax a deer with one of these heads. It just seems that everytime I put down my compound and pick up my reflex, the deer always hang up just out of range. But hopefully this is the year.
Some of my hafted arrowheads
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Myset.jpg)
I also make some that aren't legal to hunt with...normally they are either too narrow at the base or have what would be considered barbs.
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P6100550.jpg)
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P6240587.jpg)
Pretty thin too...
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P6240590.jpg)
But when you get them thin, they are prone to breaking...ugh
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P6240586.jpg)
And occasionally I'll waste good flint trying to earn brownie points with the girlfriend...lol
(http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j39/mallard_drake85/Flint%20Knapping%20and%20Arrowhead%20Hunting/P5120342.jpg)
Again thank you all for your comments. I'm counting down the days till archery season starts!! But once season starts, knapping will be put on hold once again!
mallard_drake85
Very nice.
Very nice work! Knapping is on my short-list of new skills to learn.