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Author Topic: This years homemade broadhed  (Read 893 times)

Offline RGK

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This years homemade broadhed
« on: September 09, 2007, 10:31:00 AM »
Since attending the big Trad shoot in Michigan (Compton) left me without any broadheads for this years hunt, I needed to make more.

I use 125 grain field points and reshape them to remove the shoulders. this step may not be necessary buy It looks nice.

the blades are cut from a .039 thick bandsaw blade.

 

the jig for slotting the field point is made of steel and clamps the point while the spacer (piece of hacksaw blade) Leaves room for the saw to pass between the two halves to cut the slot.

 

 

 

I then polish the two pieces and make sure I have a good fit up.

 

 
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Offline RGK

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #1 on: September 09, 2007, 10:32:00 AM »
Next I braze the two parts together although I think solder or even J.B. Weld would suffice. I may try this on the next batch because brazing is messy and I have to quench afterward to make sure the heads are hard.

 

After cleaning and polishing again, I use a cold bluing to protect the heads and then a light coat of oil.
 

Finished weight, 165 grains. about 1 inch wide (15/16) and 1 1/4 long.

 

 
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Offline waiting4fall

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2007, 10:41:00 AM »
:thumbsup:   That looks awesome, great job!!!

Offline the Ferret

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2007, 10:42:00 AM »
Those are VERY cool. Nice work. Love to have one to add to my collection if you'd consider a trade.
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Offline **DONOTDELETE**

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2007, 10:42:00 AM »
nice... I like them....

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #5 on: September 09, 2007, 10:49:00 AM »
Nice Jig. Good idea using the band saw as a guide and stop in the jig itself. Was the steel milled or drilled and wouldnt aluminum be easier/faster to work the jig out of?

 Was there enough steel in the shoulder area of the point to just grind and shape or did you have to heat and shape?  Thanks
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Offline Flatstick

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #6 on: September 09, 2007, 10:49:00 AM »
Looks great, thanks for the good pics too!
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Offline Murph From The Bay

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #7 on: September 09, 2007, 10:51:00 AM »
Very nice lookin heads.  How long does that take you to do?  Just curious.

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #8 on: September 09, 2007, 10:54:00 AM »
How do you reshape the field point?
Lathe, grinder?  They look very symetrical
if you're doing them free hand- Very nice!
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Offline geno

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #9 on: September 09, 2007, 11:00:00 AM »
Very impressive   :clapper:  

I would like to know how you milled the steel also.
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Offline owlbait

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #10 on: September 09, 2007, 11:16:00 AM »
Did you have those at the trading blanket at Compton's. If so, I have the one my wife bought from you! Guys, the workmanship on these heads is fantastic!
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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #11 on: September 09, 2007, 11:26:00 AM »
RGK....
    Very nice work indeed....
Now make a screw in model @ 125 grains close to a 3" to 1" design and I'll take a DZ.
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Offline RGK

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #12 on: September 09, 2007, 11:42:00 AM »
Ferret, at this point I am just trying to get through the season. Perhaps at a later time.

The field points had more than enough steel to simply grind them to shape while attached to the end of an arrow shaft. It is done freehand.

I don't think an aluminum jig would hold up. the hacksaw would keep enlarging the slot. The jig was made from two pieces of steel clamped together and then a hole is drilled right down the middle so each half gets half a hole. the material lost during the cut is replaced by gluing the hacksaw blade in place.

It takes 5 mins to grind the shoulders of the field tip and less time to slot. 10 mins to cut out one blade with a Dremmel tool and then the rest is polish, braze and blue. I bet I have an hour in each head.

Owlbait, Yes, that is the head I had at the blanket trade at Compton. Your wife bought one of them.
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Offline FJTOYMAN

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #13 on: September 09, 2007, 11:45:00 AM »
I wish I had talent like that. Nice looking head.

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #14 on: September 09, 2007, 12:02:00 PM »
awesome job i was thinking of making some for my next hunt but mounting the blade in a steel broadhead adapter.
thanks for sharing
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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #15 on: September 09, 2007, 12:08:00 PM »
Great RGK. You made it sound easy. That is all I need, somthing else to get in to...
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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #16 on: September 09, 2007, 01:17:00 PM »
Very nice build-along. Good looking heads.
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Offline Ketzi

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #17 on: September 09, 2007, 01:31:00 PM »
Very nice looking heads! I wish you the best for the season!
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Offline Falk

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #18 on: September 09, 2007, 01:31:00 PM »
... and even a Gun Blue finish! Very very nice  :notworthy:  
Looks quite similar to one of the early ACE Standard heads from the 1940th

Offline V I Archer

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Re: This years homemade broadhed
« Reply #19 on: September 09, 2007, 02:07:00 PM »
I did almost the same thing for the Longbow safari in 2001.  Too cheap to shoot heads I had to pay for.  I used 100 grain field points and wide banding steel.  I silver soldered them, no edge as I was only using them for the safari, and tremclad black.
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