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Thickness of Bone Points
markinengland:
Andrea,
Let us know how it goes. I have some bone I want to try. I was thinking of doing a point similar to a target point, footed into the shaft. Bullet point at one end and a fine wedge shape at the other.
Have you worked bone before? Smells nasty when sawn or any heat generated. Better with slower cooler hand tools.
Mark in England
Andrea S:
Don't worry, I've been documenting it well with my baby(Canon Rebel XT dSLR), and I promise there will be a bone point build-a-long. Mark, I've cut the blanks out with my dremel and some cutoff wheels, I discovered the hard way how smelly the dust is. Unfortunately, I don't have any hand tools with me here at college that would be sufficient for working the stuff, just a few tiny files.
There's a spot in the bone I'm using that I've been thinking of making a target-type point, where two of the planes (flat surfaces of the bone) meet and form a thicker point (since the rest is pretty consistently only 1/4").
You know, I think I'll post what I have so far in the Build-A-Long section. Then some more work to do on the porch! It's a balmy 35º out today.
humaza:
I picked up a buffalo rib today at this minipowwow here in town for this purpose.
greenbean:
Here are a couple of deer bone points I have made. I use them to rabbit hunt. They are just a little thicker than a quarter and hold up really well. The holes I put in them so I can make a bunch and put them on a fishing line loop so I can keep up with them.
Chris
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Dustybaer:
man, them there points are nice.
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