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how to tie on an arrowhead?
Pat B:
These were my hunting arrows for this year. When I haft stone I make a single saw cut in the end of the shaft to the depth I want it then open the slot to fit each point individually because each stone point is different. I use a thin bladed knife and sand paper folded over and over until the point is fitted into the slot. I then drip hot pitch glue into the slot, warm the point and press it into place. At this time I spin test the arrow to be sure it spins true. If all goes well here I then chew a strand of back strap sinew until soft and make my wrap. I usually use 2 or 3 pieces of this long sinew to be sure the point is secure then wrap it up the shaft a bit. After the sinew is dry I spin the shaft again to ensure it still spins straight then seal it with pitch varnish. If the point ever becomes loose or out of whack I reheat the point slightly to let the pitch glue adhere to the point again.
My pitch glue is pine pitch, bees wax and finely ground charcoal and my pitch varnish is pitch dissolved in denatured alcohol.
iowabow:
OK very cool why add the bees wax. does it make it more plastic less brittle ?
sailordad:
--- Quote from: iowabow on December 25, 2010, 03:00:14 pm ---OK very cool why add the bees wax. does it make it more plastic less brittle ?
--- End quote ---
Cause it smells good ;D
aznboi3644:
Hey pat are those natural shoot shafts?
Pat B:
Those arrows are sourwood and one is hill cane.
I add the bees wax to pitch glue to make it less brittle. The ground charcoal adds body. You can use bear or deer fat instead of the bees wax and dried deer and rabbit dung or sawdust instead of the charcoal.
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