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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: sar on January 14, 2007, 08:08:00 PM
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If you cut slot into a primitive arrow to accept a stone or trade point, how do you go about changing from field tips for practice to hunting(trade and stone) points and back again?
I was thinking of using rivercane and making two types of foreshafts, 1 tapered for a field tip and one slotted for trade and stone blades. I'd use hot melt glue to exchange the foreshafts.
How do folks usually deal with this issue? I'm not a good enough archer to not practice with the same arrows and feel confident going into the field...
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ive not shoot primative shafts before. but from what i heard you put the stone points on and shoot them to test the flight.if they fly well put them a way. make some more up with feld points that shoot good. then when hunting season comes around shoot the stone tipped ones a couple times to get use to them again.thats what i remember hearing. i would still wait for someone who knows more to come along though.
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I don't use fore shafts. I fill the hole with a dowel and taper it just like any arrow for a field point. I do this for stone and trade points but cut the slot in the taper to accept the point.
Longbow is correct. Generally when I make arrows for hunting I haft the point and test shoot it a few times before using it to hunt. Proiodically I'll shoot it to be sure it is still true.
I have a big ruberized foam target butt to test all my arrows and for everyday shooting. I shoot everything into it. Pat
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along with using a primitive shaft, has anyone ever made or used bone instead of stone to make broadheads? If so do you have to temper? how tough are they?
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Ask Doug Campbell, He took a few animals last year with bone arrow heads. Pat
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im also interested in bone for arrow heads....
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Huh, Huh he said bone!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v323/Osagetree/bonehead18.jpg)