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Title: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: L. Harris on September 29, 2012, 08:43:00 PM
I did a search and found nothing on how to re-shape the Woodsman tips. Can anyone point me in the direction I need to go? Thanks in advance for any info!!
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: Charlie Lamb on September 29, 2012, 08:46:00 PM
All you need to do is raise the heel of the broadhead a little at the end of the stroke when sharpening. Two or three times and the needle tip is gone. You don't need to get radical with it for it to increase the strength a lot.
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: Orion on September 29, 2012, 08:49:00 PM
What Charlie said.  A few light strokes with a file will also do it.
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: awbowman on September 29, 2012, 08:51:00 PM
After you have sharpened them, raise the heal and drag it along a file a few times and you will be ready.  Like Charley said, it doesn't take much
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: Charlie Lamb on September 29, 2012, 08:59:00 PM
Part 2 covers fixing the tip...
   File sharpening Woodsman.... point dubbing. (http://tradgang.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=000096)
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: Car54 on September 29, 2012, 09:27:00 PM
Do all three Part's...it works! Thanks Charlie.
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: L. Harris on September 29, 2012, 09:49:00 PM
Thanks guys!! I really appreciate it!!
Title: Re: Re-shaping Woodsman points?
Post by: Walt Francis on September 30, 2012, 01:03:00 AM
Why?  I believe theory, as often happens, its over riding Real world hunting results.

Every post I have reads something like: I shot the critter, he died quick with a great blood trial, which really was not needed because it died so fast.  However, looking at the tip of the Woodsman after picking it up from the ground after a complete pass thru, it had a slight bend in it.  This might affect penetration.  What should I do?

My advise is: NOTHING!  When I used them (switched to Eclipse 4 blades), I used both types of tips and had 80% complete pass thru's on deer with both type tips using a selfbow.  It its my belief that a properly tuned arrow has much more effect on penetration, and therefore lethality, then rather it has a "tanto" tip.

Being able to place the arrow where it should go is more important then

As Tim Ott once told me, "Walt, quit worrying about it,  dead its dead!