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Robert E. Leet:
I have a 4' Welsh Shortbow that draws roughly 45 pounds at 20".  (Limited draw on the bow, my draw is about 27".)  I'm making a set of cane arrows for it, harvested from a batch of bamboo in my backyard.  I have a few dry shafts and some are drying right now.  My main question at this point is what to use as arrowheads for these arrows.  Right now I plan to torch some rough shapes out of 1/8 steel and then using a grinding wheel to sharpen them into shape.  I also planned to try to make a boadhead, by TIG welding two of the steel arrowheads together and then filing down the welds.  However, I wonder if that's too heavy for my bow.  I also wondered what most of you guys use for your arrowheads.  Do you buy them?  Make them out of steel?  Make them out of flint?  Thanks for your help.

hawkbow:
 I use anything I can find, stone, bone,steel.. most of my heads are from my bandsaw blades (Big sawmill bandsaw).. about 11/2 wide and tempered steel.. someone on here had access to blade material.. just can't remember who.. lots of great flint knappers on here who would probably do some trading with you.. good luck bro..sorry I ain't much help.. Hawk

CraigMBeckett:
Robert, what makes it a "Welsh Shortbow"?

I was unaware that there are any surviving examples of the bow or that here is a sufficiently detailed description from which one could build a replica.

Craig.

Robert E. Leet:
Hey Craig,

I purchased this bow, as I am just getting into primitive archery. (I have been doing regular archery for a few years)  Because of my inexpierence, I wanted to start out making arrows and buying a bow that I knew would work.  So a bow making project is likely on the horizen.  The site I purchased it from labeled it as a "Welsh Shortbow", but did mention that there was no survivng models and no detailed descriptions, so how it looked was anybodies guess.  The site, Woodbows.com, mentioned some sort of "evidence" indicating that the bow was belived to be very short.  So I guess in good concious I really can't call it a "Welsh Shortbow",  maybe I'll just use shortbow instead.

-Robert

El Destructo:
Robert....contact "Sawfiler" here on this Board....I beleive He is a Sawblade Sharpener/Milwright for a Sawmill...He should be able to hook you up with some Bandsaw Blade

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