Modifying the Wensel Woodsman tip (now with harvest pics)

[Dirty Bill]

We used that broadhead demostration test with a scale and different broadheads teaching the bowhunter safety classes.

One broadhead actually broke the aluminum arrow shaft without going through the hide.
This is a good thread,and well done. Now I want to go for Bison...is there no end...

It was at least 20 years ago when I did bowhunter education classes. There's not too many new things in archery.    

[Longbowwally]

Roger Rothaar did a similar test(without a scale though) many years ago at one of the early NC Dixie Deer Classics with similar results and sold me on the Snuffers.

[Terry Green]

Like posted earlier, if you modify the tips, it makes them MUCH more durable.  I always modify mine.

Biggie Hoffman went 7 for 7 on African game back in 2004 with Wensel Woodmens, and he never modified his tips.   I'd post the link to his animals, but his pics have fell off of photo bucket or something.

Looking forward to seeing the results of this hunt.

[Guru]

Although I find myself using big 160 snuffers now more than WW. It's only because I'm not hunting big critters,deer/turkeys....but when I know I might have a chance at something that might be a little harder than "normal" to penetrate...The WW is my first choice!

I just shot this big boar hog in TX with a WW. Had a snuffer on the string, but had time and cover enough to switch arrows. Had one WW tipped arrow for just such an occasion.....Hide and "shield" was a full 1" thick.....hit in the heavy muscle on the shoulder and hit ribs in and out,but slid between them on both sides......

 

 

 

Although I'm a huge fan of snuffers, if I had to pick one bh to hunt everything big and small with...it would be the WW

[J-dog]

hate to ask a foolish question but where did you find the ceramic plates to polish the edge such as that? did you just use a tile.

Two the weed eater string is a good idea, I use weight tubes now but like the idea of getting FOC with the weedies.

J

Good ideas all over!!!

[Terry Green]

I agree with Curt....I love my Zwickey Delta 4 blades, but if I could only have on head for all game, it would be a WW with a modified tip.....and I wouldn't be afraid to shoot anything with it in N America.

[mooseman76]

How much of the tip are you guys cutting off to do this modified tip?  Thanks...Mike

[Terry Green]

I don't 'cut off' any...just change the angle so the needle tip becomes a pyramid.....

 

[Guru]

I do the same as Terry.....just take a file and pyramid the tip.....

[hickstick]

tarz...I also noticed you knock back the back corners of the blade too...how much weight does that take off?  and what was your primary reason?

curt..is that another qwyk styk in that boar pic?  any close-ups?

mooseman...Mr. Lamb does a great job of showing it in the  members videos  section, as well as in the bowhunters of Tradgang dvd.

[Mr.Chuck]

Ron,  three blade will always be better then two in most cases.  If you hit where your suppose too, the ww will do the job!

[Guru]

Same old KS bud..."Timex" was made for me in '97,been thru he!!,but still shoots as good today as it did the day I picked it up! Just has some copperheads on it now.....

[hickstick]

thx!

[mooseman76]

Thanks guys.  Does doing this remove much weight from the head?  I imagine at least a couple grains, but anyone ever weigh em before and after?  These will be my go to heads this year...Mike

[Guru]

Just a couple grains.....after several sharpenings from use and going thru critters, most of mine weigh 122grs...give or take a gr. or two

[Charlie Lamb]

Marc... That's one of Terry's small game Woodsmans...comes out a little easier with the back rounded.  

[Terry Green]

Charlie is correct...I cut the back corners off the heads I designate for small game so they come out of  a leather back quiver much easier.

I leave the corners on the big game WWs.

How much weight does it take off pyramiding the tips?....not enough to worry over.

[hickstick]

thanks guys....terry...I was asking the weight question on the back corners, but since its a small game head, guess it doesn't matter too much  

[RGK]

Not foolish at all. I got them from a friend. He got them from work. This is my whole supply and I doubt I can get more.

Originally posted by J-dog:
hate to ask a foolish question but where did you find the ceramic plates to polish the edge such as that? did you just use a tile.

Two the weed eater string is a good idea, I use weight tubes now but like the idea of getting FOC with the weedies.

J

Good ideas all over!!!

[Terry Green]

Hickstick...I didn't weight them after I cut off the back corners....still wasn't worried about it, and those heads killed a lot of bunnies!