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Hey Bowyers and arrow smiths any, ideas on how to make my own field points for wood shafts?any help would be great.
Posts: 61 | From: Snoqualmie Wa | Registered: Oct 2010
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I have had good luck using older circular saw blades, cut them out with a dremel tool, throw an edge on it, then heat red hot and quench in old motor oil. I use my wife's glass bead setup for the heat, just propane gas.
My way is probably not the best for keeping a hard, razor edge, but I just touch them up before using with a nice file.
Mike
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This is one I have used on sourwood shoot arrows but it should work in any wood shaft. It is a piece of bandsaw blade cut about 1 1/2" long and as wide as the shaft. The metal is preshaped and mounted in the shaft just like hafting a trade point. There is a narrowed section on the point and a similar one on the shaft and sinew wrapped. I think I used TB glue to glue the point in. Once it is installed and the glue is dry I shaped the shaft end to match the point. I think i saturated the wood point end with super glue foe extra hardness. It works great and is as tough as any point you will buy. The other point is for cane shafts. It is a 16d common nail with a wad of brass brased on the head and shaped into a cone.
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What are ya'll using to cut the saw blades with? thanks, Rick
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You can use a Dremel tool with a fiber blade or I have better luck with a cold chisle and hammer. I score the metal, break off the piece and shape it on a belt sander or with a file.
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