It pays to clean up

[Mike Most]

Looks like you hit the jackpot.

[blacktailchaser]

WOW,that is great BOTH ways....

[scars]

Originally posted by Pat B:
This weekend I got a poplar board and stained it with golden oak stain to use for the display. I didn't want to get too fancy because I didn't want to detract from these treasures...
 

 

   

Pat these are wonderful.
How do the shafts fit to the tips? And can this be done with bamboo shafts? Or do you know where a how to link is?

[Pat B]

Scars, these foreshafts aren't meant for the arrow here. Just a an example of foreshafted points.
 The foreshafts would be fitted into the end of the shaft with a tapered hole matched to accept the foreshaft. Both cane and hardwood shafting was used with foreshafts.
Foreshafts are not necessary for adding stone points to arrows. I haft a point right to the shaft, cane or hardwood shoot arrows.

[scars]

I'm chuckling at myself Pat. I have been googling footed arrow shafts and cane shafting and not seeing shafted points like yours. Now it makes scents. Think I will try your tapered shaft with matched holes.

Thanks

[George Tsoukalas]

Wow! That is some beautiful stuff! Jawge

[Pat B]

Patrick makes some incredible stuff, George.
Scars, Art Butner uses a taper like for a glue on point on the fore shaft and made a drill bit to match for the tapered hole. A spade bit ground to the same taper works pretty good.

[scars]

The glass points just look so modern yet primitive at the same time.

I have some steel trade points I want to attach to some bamboo shafts with birch slippers:)

And now you got me thinking about knapping stone points.

Thanks Joe