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My first bodkins (pics)
Kviljo:
It's about 25-30 cm long.
Pat B:
Looks like you are getting the hang of it, Smithy! ;) ;D
Hope you guys in GB are keeping your powder dry. Looks pretty wet over there these days...even for England! :o Pat
SimonUK:
I'm still on terra firma Pat :) Scotland has a lot of high land, so I feel quite safe.
Kviljo, that last set of pics is very impressive. Nice ridge running down the middle of that one, it must have been done very carefully. Can I ask what diameter stock you are using to make a standard bodkin. My stock is about 1/2 inch diameter - it's a concrete reinforcing rod like that one you showed early in this thread. But I think 1/2 inch stock might be too big and that I should draw it out a bit before making the socket.
Kviljo:
I was struggeling a bit with that ridge. Not so easy when you can't control your hammer ;D
For the spearpoint I used a steel rod of a little under 1" I think. That was almost not enough, as you see I had some trouble getting the socked material wide enough at the end. But it helps to use the "flat screwdriver"-side of the hammer to widen the bar.
But for the arrowpoints I used the same as you have. Seems to be just enough for large bodkins. Though it depends on how thin you hammer the socket, and how large you want the head to be, so I would just give it a try and see how it goes.
heavybow:
Kvijio Your arrow heads are coming along. marlon
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