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    • Bounty Hunter
        October 12, 2011 at 11:36 am
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        #7491

        Well my hunting didn’t go so good last week, but I did do something that might be useful to some of you do-it-yourselfers. Here is a video I did on making Trade Point Broad Heads out of tablespoons. Hope it helps anyone that wants to give this a try.

      • Stephen Graf
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          October 12, 2011 at 9:06 pm
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          #62901

          Very Nice. I’d like to see some close ups of the finished work now…

          Do you do anything to harden up the steel? Or do you find stainless spoons?

        • Bounty Hunter
            October 12, 2011 at 10:34 pm
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            #62969

            Steve I start with stainless spoons so that no hardening is needed. Here are the pictures you requested.

            Finished Broadhead weighs just a hair under 90gr.

            Here it is installed on an arrow (I’ll do a video of this later when I get a chance).

            Here are the measurements of the head (forgot to do that before installing it)

            Let me know if there are any other questions.

          • Stephen Graf
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              October 13, 2011 at 11:16 am
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              #63481

              That is very cool. Just need to see how the blood drips off it now.

            • Bounty Hunter
                October 14, 2011 at 12:37 am
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                #64114

                Here is the video of the test I did on the trade point. Let me know what you think, both of the results and the test itself. If anyone has an idea of how to test it better let me know. Thanks

                http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsRGJE7ekIQ

              • Raymond Coffman
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                  October 14, 2011 at 10:13 am
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                  #8094

                  Bounty Hunter —
                  Thanks – Very interesting info, probably just what the Comanche’s [ and other Native American Nations did]building BHds out of available metals.
                  curious to see how, well it performs –
                  Scout

                • shawhill
                    October 14, 2011 at 11:06 am
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                    #8142

                    That is very cool,do they hold an edge well? I’m mean after all the saying is “duller than a spoon”:wink: seriously its really slick looking and i will definitely be trying that someday! Thanks

                  • Bounty Hunter
                      October 14, 2011 at 1:21 pm
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                      #8245

                      Thanks guys!!! The one I shot into the plywood was still very sharp, so I’m thinking the edge will hold up under hunting conditions. Not going to use them this weekend as I’m waiting on the right shafts to arrive to build a good set for my selfbow. There is still plenty of time and I have plenty of tags to try and get some blood on them this season.

                    • Bounty Hunter
                        October 18, 2011 at 11:27 am
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                        #12734

                        Here is the last video in the series on trade points. This one shows how to install a trade point on an arrow and it also shows how to install a stone point on an arrow. Enjoy and let me know if you have any questions. 😉

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