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Main Discussion Area => Flintknapping => Topic started by: iowabow on December 16, 2015, 07:06:27 pm

Title: post your successful Hunting points.
Post by: iowabow on December 16, 2015, 07:06:27 pm: I have talked to a lot of guys who knapped points and then had successfully taken deer with them. Tower texted me pictures today of a really nice set of points he made and we talked about making this thread to invite guys to this thread and post points that took deer. This way others can see the sucess of stone points. Tower could you start us off with your work?
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Post by: Hunts with stone on December 16, 2015, 09:18:04 pm: Most of my points are totally broke from past though and hitting rock. Three coyotes three deer and one monster bear I'll trying get a pick up of the bear piont.
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Post by: iowabow on December 16, 2015, 09:34:09 pm: Heck I would like to even see the broken points.
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Post by: Outbackbob48 on December 16, 2015, 09:56:49 pm: John, here is a picture of a real crude kekouk point that I shot this deer with a couple yrs ago.Osage bow and cane arrow. Same results as a modern steel point, Venison for supper. ;D Bob
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Post by: nclonghunter on December 16, 2015, 10:18:07 pm: I will not be able to post a pic, but I really like this thread....let's see them.
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Post by: Zuma on December 16, 2015, 10:22:40 pm: Bob that looks like a classic Madison 8)
Could there be a stem hiding in there?
Zuma
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Post by: Outbackbob48 on December 16, 2015, 10:31:17 pm: Don, It was a corner notched type, I believe I trimmed down the sides of base so they didn't stick out past the shaft to much, It was pretty crude but it flew great so it got the ride that Nov. day. Bob
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Post by: Zuma on December 16, 2015, 10:42:03 pm: Gotcha, thanks Bob ;)
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Post by: bubby on December 16, 2015, 11:30:21 pm: http://www.primitivearcher.com/smf/index.php/topic,43696.0.html
Badly bent got a kill with one of mine, I'm still working on it😉
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Post by: Tower on December 17, 2015, 03:39:25 am: Here are a few pics of my stone points this year . 6 I started hunting with & 2 that have already taken home meat. I will post some older kill points tomorrow
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/368F25E1-F0E7-4328-98CE-B3FE9469CAA9_zpstsijj6jy.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/Dontower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/368F25E1-F0E7-4328-98CE-B3FE9469CAA9_zpstsijj6jy.jpg.html)
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/AECC41FD-5CC1-49B8-9C81-05B5696EFE68_zps9q5pevos.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/Dontower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/AECC41FD-5CC1-49B8-9C81-05B5696EFE68_zps9q5pevos.jpg.html)
(http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y506/Dontower/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/55D1AA8C-39F9-467F-9BBF-26AB652FFED4_zpso7xdnwfm.jpg) (http://s1278.photobucket.com/user/Dontower/media/Mobile%20Uploads/2014-01/55D1AA8C-39F9-467F-9BBF-26AB652FFED4_zpso7xdnwfm.jpg.html)
Title: Re: post your successful Hunting points.
Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 04:51:11 am: Quote from: Outbackbob48 on December 16, 2015, 09:56:49 pm
John, here is a picture of a real crude kekouk point that I shot this deer with a couple yrs ago.Osage bow and cane arrow. Same results as a modern steel point, Venison for supper. ;D Bob
Hey Bob how wide is that point.
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 04:53:42 am: Tower your attachment to the shaft looks like it held up well. Is that pine pitch and sinew?
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 05:29:18 am: This is a copper knapped point I made and that took my first deer. I also made the shaft from red oak. The fibers holding the feathers are milkweed dyed with stag horn sumac and the glue use for the feathers and plant fiber I made from a deer hide. The black material holding the point to the shaft is pine pitch glue. The wrap holding the point is sinew.
The paint on the shaft is made from stag horn sumac (orange) and the black paint is made from charcoal and egg yoke.
If I remember right the bow was 50 lbs.
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 06:41:11 am: These are ABO but the post is about flint taking deer with stone points so I think it would be interesting to include. This is from 2012 I think.
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 06:41:37 am: Here are the matched shafts which are dogwood. The points were matched in wt. The last picture is arrow at the end of its life.
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 07:40:45 am: Don that is a real nice buck you took with that point.
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Post by: Tower on December 17, 2015, 07:47:23 am: Pine pitch & sinew on a bamboo shaft
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 07:52:05 am: Quote from: Tower on December 17, 2015, 07:47:23 am
Pine pitch & sinew on a bamboo shaft
Those points are beautiful!
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Post by: Zuma on December 17, 2015, 11:33:41 am: Quote from: Hunts with stone on December 16, 2015, 09:18:04 pm
Most of my points are totally broke from past though and hitting rock. Three coyotes three deer and one monster bear I'll trying get a pick up of the bear piont.
Monster bear! Yikes
I sure hope you can post photos.
Just shooting a coyote takes some awesome skill.
Zuma
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Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 06:08:47 pm: After understanding that the Kentucky blue is the material the fact that we see light is unbelievable and a real credit to the skill you have brought to bare on that point.
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Post by: Outbackbob48 on December 17, 2015, 08:15:29 pm: John, about an 1" wide an 2" long, have since kinda changed to th 3 to 1 styles, In Pa. we have to be at least 7/8" wide an no more than 3 " long. Never heard of anyone ever being checked ;D Bob
Title: Re: post your successful Hunting points.
Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 10:45:48 pm: Quote from: Outbackbob48 on December 17, 2015, 08:15:29 pm
John, about an 1" wide an 2" long, have since kinda changed to th 3 to 1 styles, In Pa. we have to be at least 7/8" wide an no more than 3 " long. Never heard of anyone ever being checked ;D Bob
Are we all making 3 to 1 now?
Title: Re: post your successful Hunting points.
Post by: iowabow on December 17, 2015, 11:19:20 pm: I guess I miss read that Bob you mean in the primitive community folks are making 1 inch wide and three inch long points?
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Post by: Chippintuff on December 17, 2015, 11:40:14 pm: Tower, those are too nice to use.

WA
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Post by: Hunts with stone on December 19, 2015, 08:58:49 pm: Ok so this is the biggest archery bear in NY for 2014.dressed at 550 lbs. skull is 20 1/2" The piont is in between his jaws.(http://i1068.photobucket.com/albums/u455/Tris_Smith/Bear/62A4137B-AE83-40AA-84D3-6D398410A08A_zpstk0jchyi.jpg) (http://s1068.photobucket.com/user/Tris_Smith/media/Bear/62A4137B-AE83-40AA-84D3-6D398410A08A_zpstk0jchyi.jpg.html). Arrows used this year.
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Post by: JW_Halverson on December 19, 2015, 09:46:48 pm: Hunts with stone....YOU are a barbarian of epic proportions! That is absolutely ASTOUNDING!
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Post by: Hunts with stone on December 19, 2015, 10:52:34 pm: Thank you for the kind comeback . I've taken others in the 1980's and stopped shooting them for years. passing on over 20 of them since. I saw a small to me 250 lb the day before and said cool here we go again as I walked in into my ridge. As he turned down hill at me the hair rose on my head as this boy was wide I mean wide at the shoulder. The rest is history as I saw this magnificent animal yield his majestic life to me.
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Post by: mullet on December 19, 2015, 10:53:03 pm: Wow!
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Post by: JackCrafty on December 20, 2015, 09:36:14 am: 8) Fantastic!
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Post by: Zuma on December 20, 2015, 11:35:23 am: Holy Smokes! :o
That is really staggering 8)
Thanks for posting the impressive photos.
Magnificent is right HWS.
Zuma
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Post by: crooketarrow on December 21, 2015, 01:01:07 pm: Those are SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.
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Post by: Badly Bent on December 22, 2015, 09:44:34 pm: Huge bear HWS and the mount looks great. Did you have to remove a wall to get it in the house, doesn't look like it would fit though any doorway its so big.

Here's a pic of a deer I took with a obsidian Point that Bubby made for me. The point was mounted on a boo shaft with pitch and sinew and shot out of a scalloped black locust selfbow of my making. The point sliced deep into the deer and it went down within sight of me after sprinting only about 35yds, heck of an effective hunting point bub made. Its mounted on a necklace now that I proudly wear to gatherings.