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Alright, now here is Bert’s suggestion. Since I seen first hand how effective Dave’s broadhead was, I thought of using the same dimensions and giving Bert’s broadhead his slender but very effective elliptical curve.
And like Dave’s design, I know this one here will also be OUTSTANDING !!!!!!
Please feel free to give us your thoughts on the sketches provided.
Daniel
Its been a very long night but I think I have Dave and Clay’s suggestion down on paper, cardboard to be more precise. I do have to say that the dimensions you recommended once on paper made alot of sense and it looks pretty darn effecient as is, can you imagine when it will become a real tangible broadhead…….this one deserves a WOW indeed.
Listen Dave, I know for a fact that we will be building this one, good call !!!
I know, I know, the ferrel ( I always have a hard time with that word ) is on crooked 🙂 You still get a pretty good idea as to how this will come together.
I’ll take some time tomorrow to work on Bert’s suggestion.
This tread is still young, there’s lots of time to get your thoughts and ideas down on paper and make your ideal broadhead come to life.
Once I have my bolster pattern done, I took a pair of scissors and cut out the main shape not worrying about cutting out the center hole where the main tang would be inserted in.
Out to the work bench where I used a hacksaw and cut out as much material around as possible. It saves time on the grinder. With a 36 grit 2X72″ belt, I removed the excess material.
And this is the nickle silver bolster in its primary stage and shape. As I go along, I will use my lap wheel to add a 40 degree angle the front and rear of the bolster edges.
Now the fun part, drilling out the center and fitting the tang 🙂
I’ve started working on the bolster design and I want to keep the lines simple but strong. I like to see what I’m doing which is why i take the time to draw out the dimentions and mark out measurements.
The widest part of my moose antler is 1 1/4 inches, that will make a pretty wide bolster which is why I’ve decided to make the nickle silver flush with the antler size.
Today, I’m going to be designing a new bolster. The original bolster was an eggshape style and made out of brass. I will be building one made out of 416 Stainless Steel. I’m presently working on the design on paper and once its done, I’ll start taking pictures.
Since I will be using a moose antler ( which is large, I’ll have to take that in consideration when drawing the width of my new bolster).
Well, after looking through my 416 Stainless inventory, I don’t have anything wide enough to work as a bolster but I do have a wide bar of nickle silver, great !!!!
Here are the materials I will use to make my unique bolster, a tape measure ( used to measure the width of my moose antler handle and required length ), a piece of nickle silver, moose antler, cardboard ( to make template of actual bolster), pencil and marker and most importantly, my Teslar French Curve ruler.
The Teslar rulers are the heart and soul of all my knife and bolster designs. They provide me with a combination of actual curves and options pertaining to caping, camp, gutting, skinning and other applicable knife curves.
SB
