Tanto tip?

[Keith361]

Hey all, never tried this before, but I was thinking about putting a tanto tip on my STOS's.
Is there a certain way to make this happen?

Thanks,
Keith

[Horne Shooter]

Keith,

I really like the Stos heads and I put a tanto on by first truing the arrow (I find it easier with the factory point on) then I use a bastard file on all four sides of the head taking off just a little at a time.  I mostly go by feel.  So far it's worked well.  I have a friend that has modified his Lansky sharpener with the proper angle and it works even better.

[Alex.B]

horne shooter,
what is : truing the arrow, flatten the tip of the head?
I shoot Stos, and I wanted a tanto point also

[BernieH]

I think "truing the arrow" means making sure it spins  perfectly with the head mounted.

I like to make a tanto tip on a double bevel head by first filing the tanto shape perpendicular to the edge. Once I'm happy with the point angles, I put the edge on the sides I just formed by filing.

[SlowBowinMO]

I do this, which is essentially what Horne Shooter described I believe.

 

[Horne Shooter]

Bernie and SlowbowinMO are both right.  I also noticed the tip on SlowbowinMO's STOS is exactly how I try to get mine to look. Not too much taken off the front, just enough to remove the point.

[Dr. Ed Ashby]

Tim's is about identical to the Tanto I added to the STOS during testing. That's what you want it to look like on a STOS.

However, "Tanto" is just the profile. You can have a wide Tanto or a narrow Tanto. I'm still experimenting with both the angle of attack of the Tanto and the best sharpening angle and pattern for the Tanto, and have a number of test planned for this year to investigate these.

Ed
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