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root:
Thanks I really don't plan on shooting much again enough to see them work.

There is no one local that shoots a standard bow everything around here is compound.
I can't even get a string for my bow local so I braid heavy string for it.
It's used mostly for fun and string arrows into trees to pull a cable and saw down branches.

I forge period correct sharp pointy items and other things.  when I forge something from history it's historically period correct as close as possible.

And that's where my interest lies in the arrows. History.
They are easy enough to hammer out. and looking at the type 16 it seems simple enough too, the more I look at it.
 Just as easy as a type 7,8, or 10

So the 550 stung bows are pvc... Hmmm who would have thought.

I have a whole lot of research to do before I construct a full arrow.
And a few more anvil tools to make just for Medieval arrows, mainly patterns/gauges for repetition.

It's important to me that the only difference between mine and the ones from history are age.

That's what brings me to this site, research on arrows of antiquity that were/are hand forged.
Not just the European ones but ones of all historic value.

Once I know more about the arrow heads themselves I wouldn't be against mailing them out.
Once they are consistent with size, shape, and weight.

For now I'm still working out details.
 I am taken back that they are so easy to forge and fast to turn out.
I should have started forging them 20 years ago.

Thanks

RIch

mullet:
You'd be better off with a cross bow if you want to just test your points.

WillS:
Are you case hardening your heads?  For me that's the biggest difference.  Loads of people are making their own now, to a really high standard, but not many are case hardening with period correct materials.

Have a go at the Type 16, its an intriguing thing. I recently set a friend in Slovakia a small challenge of producing a Type 16 with a half inch socket weighing just 10 grams.  He made a stunning one that was 11.8g which I'm the very proud owner of!

willie:


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Thats the feeling a lot of us have, but you would be surprised what how close by some folks with similar interests are....

It might help if you mention where you are located, as there are people from all over the world posting here.

btw, thats some nice forging you posted in the intro forum
ps. folks here like pics!

root:
Thanks for the compliment on the forgings. Been at it for better part of 20 years with new stuff to learn every day.

I do have a crossbow that I plan on making my own bolts for.  Standard recurve probably form the 60's or 70's bought it used.
I have a big fat pile of aluminum bolts for it.

I'm located in Scranton Pa. North America. Added it to my profile but it's not showing up next to my name.

I'm planning on forging out some more tips tomorrow today was spent working on a tool production for a viking axe that is forged a certain way. I also made a 5 degree 1/2 inch steel dowel today for thee bodkins. I'm hoping tomorrow to forge out 9 or ten flattened cones and trace them out until I get one that will be consistent with what I need when I scarf and wrap the cone.

That way I have a know dimension of the size "fish tail" I have to flatten before I wrap the cone.
Then a length gauge so I know how long they need to be for the hot cut.
And yes I will harden the the 1st 1/2 or 3/4 of the tip back to the shoulder.
What I have found so far is about 200 Grn. weight and 1 1/2 long for a standard square point bodkin.
and 1 1/4 inches for the long ones. these are for the 1/2 inch shafts.

I'm not finding much on the way of the type 16 for shaft diameter or length on museum sites though.

 thanks for the weight on the type 16 that's a big help and one less thing to hunt out.

Could you give me length and width ( bottom where the cutting fins flare out at the cone)
And what is the shaft diameter? 3/8 1/2 inch????

I'm not see anything on  the so called rope cuter that appears to be more of a soft target game arrow.
or the firebasket arrow heads either.


Rich


 

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