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david w.:
How do you make slate heads I have some access to it and i want to tip my arrows with something other than nutters.

mullet:
  Take a piece of slate,a water hose and a concrete block.Just rub the head of slate on the block with the hose trickling on it to wash away the tailings.Just keep rubbing it till you get the shape you want and the sharpness.Leave the slate point a little thicker than you would a knapped point.

david w.:
ok sounds easy enough ;D

david w.:
i made a nice slate head i really like it but how do you get the slate sharp? Each time it starts to chip when i get down to the edge. going slower helped but how do i get a sharp edge. should i use sand paper?

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