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sleek:
I have some narrow bamboo shafts I'm working on, and some snapped broadhead I want to mount. I know I can split the shaft to mount the point, but that will leave the end of the shaft looking more appropriate for a frog gig. How do I do this?

Pat B:
 I don't know what a snapped broadhead is.

Hawkdancer:
I'm with Pat, but I think you want wrap the shafts before splitting.
Hawkdancer

Josh B:
I'm assuming that you mean "knapped" broadheads?  It's actually pretty simple.  Don't split the shaft, cut in a notch as if you were mounting thinner points.  Make sure you leave enough material on the sides to support the point when it's set into the notch.  All you have to do is heat the boo to the point it gets soft or plastic and then set the point in the notch and squeeze the sides down to the point.  Where a glove because the boo will be hotter than you want to hold with bare fingers until it cools.

sleek:

--- Quote from: Pat B on October 10, 2019, 09:49:03 pm --- I don't know what a snapped broadhead is.

--- End quote ---

A snapped broadhead is what happened when autocorrect is bored and wants to @*#$ with you. I meant knapped.

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