Bear Quest Sharps

[tippit]

With Bear Quest about a month away and not having a forge all winter, I had some catching up to do.  I forged my 2010 broadheads from 5160 with a LW convex single bevel for Benjy's tonkin cane arrows.  They weigh in right around 300 grains.  I'll be shooting a special Osage selfbow that a friend made me...who recently lost his battle with a brain tumor.

I also forged up a few knives that I need to finish...but I couldn't resist my version of the Battle of the Bladesmiths.  At this year's Great Smokey MT Blade Symposium, four Master Smiths had 2 hours to completely finish forging a blade that would pass the rope cutting contest.  Mine isn't big enough to do that but I did complete this "no frills" bear skinner in under two hours.  The Test will come in bear camp to see if it skins a bear without re-sharpening    tippit

 

[kbaknife]

That would be such a thrill to take a bear and skin it with broadheads and a knife from your own shop!
Somebody tell me how it gets better than that!

[Scott Roush]

nice... i need to find more time in a day...

[Over&Under]

Originally posted by kbaknife:
That would be such a thrill to take a bear and skin it with broadheads and a knife from your own shop!
Somebody tell me how it gets better than that!

Ditto!  Looks great Tippit!

[meathead]

I would bet both the broadheads and the knife will pass the test.  Those are beauties.

[4runr]

I think that feat is an annual event for Tippit!!

Looking good Doc.

[hunt it]

The bears are in trouble  

[Lin Rhea]

I look forward to hearing about your hunt Jeff. Lin

[Doug Campbell]

   

[tippit]

Loaded for Bear!  Doc

 

[Shinken]

THOSE ARE SSSSSWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEETTTTTTTT !!!

             

Shoot straight, Shinken

[Steve O]

Those have just about the highest "cool" factor of anything I have ever seen!  Amazing.

The knife looks like it will be OK too...  

[OconeeDan]

It would be a very nice tribute to your friend to take a bear with that bow he made.
No doubt your broadheads and knife are up to the task, and they look good too.
Good luck and shoot straight!  Dan

[aussieman8]

those look really good.

[johnis]

Wowww great work you done and those arrows are impressive. i wish you good luck to your hunt and to be always on target with that special bow!!

[Zbearclaw]

Dang, awesome!

I carried a few blades in the service that I tied 550 on the handle for "just in case".  Have always liked that as a handle.  

The heads look nasty, nasty in a good way.

Good luck fufilling your tribute to your buddy.

[Irish]

Doc, good work.  Post pics of the unlucky bear that they are used on.

[Ray Hammond]

Great looking heads, Jeff.

I wish I was going to be there to videotape for you!