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Keeping stone heads sharp

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aaron:
I use a bow quiver (gasp!)- it has a foam insert with slots for each head. this type of foam could be put into your side quiver. Sometimes this bow quiver is on my bow, but other times I attach it to a short stick and carry it like a side quiver.
When using a regular side quiver, I have used sheaths for each head, like others said. I make 'em out of thin cardboard, they usually fall off as i withdraw the arrow.

iowabow:
I have a basket quiver so the go to the outside and a hat to the inside.

JackCrafty:
I dunno.  Mine stay pretty sharp regardless.  The very tips are the only things I need to touch up, when they break off.

crooketarrow:
  I kinda agree unless shot a time or two or even 3. I can't see takeing them in and out or just moveing around in your quiver dulling your stone heads.
  I resparpen after practice with mine all summer. But never saw the need for resharping unless I use it. Then most times I use it a second ,third time before I resharpen again. Stone dosn't dull like steel unless it's OSIDEN maybe.  I you feel the need make some covers for each head then you'll never have to worry about it untill you use it.
 I like texas chert and use them for hunting the most.  THATS FLINT TO THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW. Here in AMERICA we don't have real flint. Along the attic coast and in EUROPE bit not the US'S. We has chert and vocanic glass but no real flint. TAXAS CHERT dosn't get a sharp as VOLCANIC GLASS (OSIDEN) or as easy to knap but way tuffer. And stays sharp even after used a time or two.
  Heck have you ever seen the heads our indains here in the east used and shot. They lived by them I'd stave because I would'nt even haft them to one of my shafts.
  So your heads not being sharp enough to kill a elk. Unless your knaping really sucks I'd think your thoughts are unwarded.

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