shark teeth

[deadpool]

my mom brought me back a lil gift from hawaii, a large sharks too, first thing i realized is that its shaped just like a broadhead, maybe with some sanding this could be a useful tool, the edge has a descent natural sharpness, what do you guys think? am i dreaming to big? or is this possible?

thanks-
christian

[Raging Water]

Absolutely! I have Tiger Shark teeth in a Hawaiian Koa Knuckle Duster.

A Knuckle Duster is a knife that has a hand guard that goes around the knuckles, like brass knuckles. The Shark's teeth are embedded in the handle. It is a pretty brutal weapon. See the picture.

The Hawaiian's would hunt the wild boar with a spear. As a test of manhood they would have to kill and gut one with a Koa Knuckle Duster.

Tiger Shark teeth are curved but others are straight like and arrowhead.

Anyway, a Shark's Tooth should make a great arrowhead!!!! Let's see you make one!

Matt


 

[deadpool]

woah thats a scary lookin "tool"!!
well if no one has tried yet i might as well be a possible pioneer, which i highly doubt, just seems so practical!!!  i'll give it a shot when i get a few more guys!. thanks matt that thing looks awesome

[Andrew Downs]

A great white's tooth would be a good start to make a broadhead:

 

[Night Wing]

That's a very nice great white shark's tooth. Getting back on making a broadhead out of a shark's tooth, would the shark's took be strong enough? Would it break if it hit's bone at a good rate of speed?

[Mudd]

I'd be willing to bet that it's been done before.

I know alligator Gars' scales have been used for years as broadheads.

If I had access to something like the "Great Whites'" tooth pictured above I'd be finding a way to lash it to some of my feathered shafts.

I encourage you to give it a go!

God bless,Mudd

[Bonebuster]

Obviously that tooth came from a Great White, that brushed and flossed regularly.

[Lucas K]

I read that some of the tribes in what would become Florida used shark's teeth for arrowheads.

[GWC]

I collect sharks teeth also.have some big ones.
saw a picture of a tooth found in florida that had a hole drilled through it by the indians.was worn as a pendant.so id imagine they were used as tools including arrow points.they come pre-serrated

[Keenan]

I have one arrow that I did that with, It was a medium size great white tooth. The main problem that I found was the weight was to light. I ended up adding some more weight to the tip and still had flight trouble.

[Raging Water]

Sharks Teeth are very strong. Light but strong.

Matt

[deadpool]

allright, as for the weight issue, would wrapping the back of the tip with a very thin wire help solve that issue?

[Apex Predator]

They are normally concave on one side and convex on the other.  May be hard getting them to fly right.

[Doc Nock]

Apex,

Sounds like a TRUE single bevel!      

[Bill Skinner]

If you use a cane arrow and a hardwood foreshaft, you can vary the length of the foreshaft to get the weight up so the arrow flies right.  That was how the gar scale points, which are much lighter than the shark tooth, were used.  Bill

[deadpool]

I smell a new project in the works.....time to look for the perfect tooth!

[Pat B]

A cane or hardwood shaft would naturally be a weight forward shaft because of the taper.