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stone point trauma pics...
billy:
When I make my hunting points the edge is usually kinda ragged, but the edges are super sharp. I'm also very anal about getting my edges sharp and then keeping them that way. When I first started knapping 15 years ago, I always tried to get the sharpest edges possible. Now, for my final series of flakes, I use a pretty sharp antler tine and do what Hillbilly does: Take tiny flakes off to create a finely serrated edge. But then I don't throw them into a quiver and go tromping all over creation either..... they bang together and the edges get dull very quickly. Maybe that's the problem some of ya'll have been having, because once you make the point you then have to protect it! As soon as I haft a stone point, I wrap each point with toilet paper to help cushion and protect them.... and I don't unwrap them until I am about to start hunting.
I'm telling ya guys, I've made stone points with edges so damn sharp that they feel "sticky" when you run your finger over them. Now, they won't shave the hair off your arm, but flying on an arrow at 160 feet-per-second is another story altogether. Don't forget, even something as innocent as a sheet of paper or a blade of grass can cut you if the edge is drawn across your skin fast enough and with enough force.
Speaking of grass, if you look at the edges of a blade of grass very closely, do you know what it looks like?? It has small spikes spaced along the edge, identical to a saw (or a serrated stone point) !
Anaconda 12:
I agree the edges look to need a little more work in my opinion, but I can't feel it it may be ok I am puzzled by the lack of bloos and substance on the heads, I see a little spot on the shaft but everyone I have shot has had substantial blood and substance on the head and arrow, again I cannot se the whole arrow, but look at the blood on the critter and arrow of this pic:
The blood that came from the low chest exit wound was crazy, just walked thru the woods at a normal pace following blood there was no creeping and losing blood the entire 40 to 45 yards where he laid! Convinved me they work.
Timo:
Ryano, I think you just had a run of bad luck bud. :-\ It happens to us all.
The top point looks like it might need some touching, but the bottom points looks perty good to me. Shoulda left some kind of blood trail.
Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive:
In light of the discussion on this topic, i have put together another set of arrows, chert points on very well tapered foreshafts on cane. they all fly perfect and very thin and as sharp as i can possibly get them (re-sharpened of course after test shooting) when deer season rolls around , i will be giving them another try. they will be shot from the ground at 12 yards or less from my 75# osage bow. they are by far the best point/arrow combo that i have made thus far. So i ofcourse will be sure to inform everyone on the outcome. i truly do want them to work so i am going into it with a good frame of mind trying to prove them justifiably deadly, as opposed to trying to prove they fail. So hopefully i will see good results next time around.
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Timo:
Not to burst your bubble, but ya might might think about taking off them outside edges that flip out.Just make them a straight taper.JMO. I think you'll get better penetration. Other than that,it all looks real good to me.
I applaud you for not giving up on this.
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