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Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« on: May 31, 2012, 11:35:00 AM »
That time of year again....Team Tippit & Bear Quest!

This year I've decided to be less primitive (although I still thinking of my Owl bow) and go to the Golden Age of Recurves.  I don't normally shoot recurves but I picked up my old 56" Drake Hunter Flight that Bow Doc had refinished a few years back for me.  The bow is smooth, quiet & super fast...plus gorgeous.

   

   

   

This called for a New Design Team Tippit broadhead.  I decided to try forging an integral head with a stem that would slip into a Beman 500 ICS Hunter carbon shaft.

Forging the taper of the head:

   

Next I used my power hammer to make the rolled stem insert:

     

Quenched head weighing 330gr.  Will finish up at 300 gr with arrow weight around 550.  Nice and heavy as I'm looking at a 10 yard or under shot.  At ten yards the drop due to weight won't be any different from my usual 225 gr heads.

   

Rolled stem as insert into arrow shaft:

     

Once the point is out of the tempering oven, I'll make up the arrow and torture test it with pictures...tippit
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2012, 11:40:00 AM »
Hey Jeff,
        I couldn't view any of the pictures for some reason...I am not having any issues on other posts so not sure why...really want to see the BH.

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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2012, 11:44:00 AM »
Brian,
I can see them on my computer.  Guess I'll have to wait & see if others are having trouble viewing too.
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2012, 11:48:00 AM »
I can see them just fine Jeff...and it looks awesome!  Looking forward to the shooting reviews!

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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2012, 12:08:00 PM »
I had used this rolling of full thickness steel to form my competition chopper.  It makes for one solid chunk of steel that ain't gonna move.  Hopefully the broadhead will be as sturdy.

   

 
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2012, 12:10:00 PM »
Looks awesome Jeff! Can't wait to see what it looks like with bear blood on it.   :thumbsup:   That's a team I'd like to make one day  :)
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2012, 12:20:00 PM »
That is awesome. I think I should send my team tippit head to you for a makeover.
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2012, 12:29:00 PM »
Very cool!
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #8 on: May 31, 2012, 12:31:00 PM »
Very cool.  I will be watching closely how you mount this on the carbon shaft.   I assume you will epoxy it, but I will wait and see as I know you have some tricks up you sleeve when you mount these on other shaft types in the past.  

It seems it would be challenging getting it aligned with the shaft, at least to me.

Maybe a clay-like epoxy would work...

Waiting and learning...

Thanks for sharing...And again cool stuff.
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #9 on: May 31, 2012, 12:44:00 PM »
It-m-grow,
This one will be easy to mount as it fits the ID of my Bemans by just sliding in.  There won't be a need for any other insert in the shaft.  I'll probably use hot melt glue the same way I glue in regular inserts.

I just forged it out this morning.  I did a trial to get fit & spin alignment before tempering.  Everything is true so no tuning or adjusting needed.

 
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #10 on: May 31, 2012, 12:45:00 PM »
Are you ever planning on making up some in the lower grain weights?  Something in the 125 to say 200 weights?
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #11 on: May 31, 2012, 12:58:00 PM »
Great work, Jeff. Those ought to be some real bear thumpers.
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #12 on: May 31, 2012, 01:00:00 PM »
That is pure-T sweet!

Dang Jeff...

I remember you hafted a different head to something to get it in a carbon before...

I can't find that thread...but thought it might work to use a napped stone head to a carbon...

You recall that thread???
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2012, 01:03:00 PM »
Holy cow....that's cool!!!   :thumbsup:    :notworthy:
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #14 on: May 31, 2012, 01:15:00 PM »
stringstretcher,
I do them down to 200gr but I shoot 250-300gr regularly.

Doc,
What I did on that carbon shaft was glue in wood doll rods and cut a groove to half in the trade point.  It worked  great.  But you can't rest on your laurels    :)  

The problem with stone heads & carbons is the diameter of the carbon shaft being much smaller than wood.  Besides even though I violate a lot of purist ideals like shooting carbon from my selfbows, I won't violate someones beautiful stone head on a carbon shaft   "[dntthnk]"  

   

   
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #15 on: May 31, 2012, 01:38:00 PM »
Those look great!
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #16 on: May 31, 2012, 02:01:00 PM »
Jeff, looking forward to seing this setup in person next weekend   :thumbsup:
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2012, 02:06:00 PM »
That is cool!  :thumbsup:
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2012, 02:10:00 PM »
That looks awesome!!
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Re: Team Tippit Integral Broadhead---finished with picture p 3
« Reply #19 on: May 31, 2012, 03:37:00 PM »
Passed the 2X4 test with no damage to the head or the shaft with aluminum foot.  Plus flies great.  Bear certified & ready to be first one out of the quiver @ Bear Quest.

Thanks for all the kind response...tippit

 

 
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