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!



The one on the left is finished, ready to haft and I still need to finish pressure flaking the preform on the right.


And another hunting point


They're all pretty thin too!



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.      

Lovely,congrats.

Those are some nasty looking rocks  

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


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.





Pretty thin too...


But when you get them thin, they are prone to breaking...ugh


And occasionally I'll waste good flint trying to earn brownie points with the girlfriend...lol


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.