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Tudor bodkin forging
ScottRoush:
Thanks Will.
It seems to me then that the proper way is to press a hollow cone then. This would make for a very light weight point and very practical for a smith to make. The challenge would be to make sure the cone is forge welded over a mandrel so that you don't have a seam running up through the point. Unless you can leave just a bit of steel beyond the socket itself? Well anyway.. I guess when I get some time I will see how it plays out.
WillS:
Good luck! Will be interested to see what you come up with.
Cameroo:
I'm interested to see what you come up with too. I can't wrap my head around how those light-weight ones with the hollow cone running up the majority of the head would be made. In order to roll the cone you need a triangle-ish shape of uniform thickness, but I can't see how the "blade" parts on the side could be formed without leaving some excess metal on the sides...
I prefer the appearance of those smaller ones as well, so I'd be curious to see how they are made. They would be great for some lighter-weight arrows.
Goose Fletch:
Scott, would it be too much to ask for you to make a video?
gianluca100:
Do you really think they forge welded every arrow point for mass production?
My thought is that you forge a kind of flattened bodkin with the seam stopping right at the base of the head and the you press it in a swage and chissel the excess off.
I'm only a hobby blacksmih and up to now I only forged bodkins or similar easy to make arrow heads...
Are there seams on the bodkins shown in the pictures above? Because everytime when arrow heads are presented the side with the seam is never, never shown :)
ciao,
gianni
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