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tommy6:
Does anyone have any experience using ipe for arrow footing? I know its a strong wood, heavy and hard, Im a bit concerned about how it would take impact. Ipe is nice when its polished up in a bow, but working with it Ive gotten some nasty splinters, seems brittle at times.

knightd:
It can be brittle if using it as a footing make sure it is straight grian and no run off.. If there is a run off it will have a tendancy to split at them.. Over all I would not recomend it.But maybe you will have better luck than me..

tommy6:
making footed arrows takes too much time for me to experiment...I just so happened to find a 3ft long piece of ipe 3/4 square in my wood pile and of course  tried to think of what to do with it.

JackCrafty:
I've used ipe for atlatl points...and it works really well.  I might try it for arrow heads in the near future.  Like David said, it splits rather easily, but it holds together well of it's not too thin or too pointed.

I think it would make great footings....and there are some arrow makers who use it (along with bulletwood and other exotics).  I think it might work better with a socket type arrowhead but it should pretty good with a tanged arrowhead.  Not all ipe is the same....so you might have to experiment.

knightd:
Knife handles ?? I agree with jack crafty on the socket type heads and straight grain..

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