? about true traditional BH's

[lpcjon2]

I know some of you guys nap your own heads and hunt with them(which is amazing to me). I want to know if anybody makes there own metal BH's and if so how about pics of the heads and game taken with them.Tim

[rastaman]

Homemade broadheads
There are a couple of old threads here.



This is a picture of one that Tippit made.

[lpcjon2]

Thanks Randy, I will check them out.

[Stiks-n-Strings]

Kelly G made some from a spatula and killed his first trad deer in KS with it. That buck was a hog too.

[Breakfast Boy]

Years ago my dad killed a gobbler with a broadhead he had made out of some railroad banding material.  Thing was pretty sharp, but I don't know how much it ended up weighing.  I wouldn't think it would be much.  Not sure how he got it to fly good, but he did.

[Ragnarok Forge]

I am in the process of making a dozen trade points for a buddy.  I am going with a double bevel and aiming for 175 grains per head.  He plans to hunt with them next year.

[KellyG]

I did it for the first time this year, made my bow, arrows and heads.

the spatula


I have them cut out.

before mounting them I heat them on my electric stove until they just started to get a hint of a glow. Then dropped them into used motor oil. This harden them a little and takes the shine off. (learned this from Osagetree)

mounted up.


And this is what they look like after use.



And the deer it took.


Hope this is what you wanted to see.

[Owlmagnet]

Thank you, KellyG. I am inspired!!!

[lpcjon2]

Kelly, that is very impresive. What a trophy

[Steve B.]

I had a friend make me some trade points out of large skill saw blades, with his plasma cutter.  They came out nearly perfect:  3:1, single bevel, tanto point, sandblasted, about 300 grns., very strong.

I have not killed anything with them yet but plan to in 2012.  Arrows fly much better from a longbow with the heavy points.  

I am now having them made out of other metals as an experiment.
I have no pics with me at work but will post them later if you're interested.

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[KellyG]

Thanks owl and Ipcjon2. It is my first trad year and deer. It just happens to be my biggest. On top of being a great dear I made the gear that took it. I did have a lot of help form the guys and gals over on the bench.

Now make your heads and put them on a stick an let them fly.

[KellyG]

I cut them out with a hack saw. I tried to use a grinder to get the edges started but just ended up filing them. I honed them on a stone to get them hair splitting sharp.

[Crash]

Dang Kelly, that must have been sweet, to make all your gear and take a deer with it.  It being such a bruiser was just alot of very good icing on the cake.

[Walt Francis]

[Walt Francis]

[Walt Francis]

For several years I used damascus trade points made by Doug Campbell and put down a lot of critters with them.  They work as well as any two blade broadhead I have tried; in fact better then most.  The only reason I don't use them now is because I really like the blood trails made by animals hit with my four bladed Eclipse.  If I went back to two bladed broadheads,they would be my first choice, provided I could convince Doug to make more of them.

Kelly, I love that picture; makes me slobber all over the keyboard everytime I see it.

[KellyG]

It was very cool and Walt I still have to pinch myself to make sure I am not dreaming when I touch his antlers. Now yall make yours and post pics. And now where are the other homemade heads. I know more of you do it now let us see them.

[Steve B.]

[Steve B.]

[kennyb]

KellyG-that was beautiful!