broadhead knife for son

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Jamesh76
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broadhead knife for son

#1 Post by Jamesh76 »

made this for my kid yesterday. never tried before. should be a cool display on his bow rack. Image Image

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#2 Post by Captainkirk »

Cool...great idea! Never seen that before, a good use for old broadheads!
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Shadowhntr
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That is using your head! Never have I seen someone utilize a broadhead to form a knife! I'll bet he loves it!
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#4 Post by Jose »

That's a really cool idea! Good job!!

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#5 Post by Jamesh76 »

For those of you interested in making one of these. I simply took a old antler, cut of a tine at preferred handle length. pay attention to the shape and direction it bends. You want it to fit the hand good. I also prefer to use a tine that I can cut of near the main beam as they tend to flare out there a little bit and it will prevent your hand from slipping off onto the broadhead. Once the tine is cut, I round and smooth the edges and end with sand paper or a file. Using a drill bit, I drill the end of it to snugly fit a aluminum insert. apply some epoxy and tap the insert in with a hammer. I prefer using a broadhead adapter with a glue on head so you can turn and position the broadhead to your preference.

As for the sheath..... I'm no leather worker. But I took two scrap pieces of leather, traced a pattern and drilled the holes. Artificial Sinew was used for thread. Might do a build along sometime with pictures once I get time.

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#6 Post by Shadowhntr »

Sweet! The insert idea is ingenious! A build along pictoral would be absolutely fantastic James!
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#7 Post by Captainkirk »

+1
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#8 Post by stumper »

I need one of those for work. I think that would make a great boot knife.
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#9 Post by Kybownut »

Nice

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#10 Post by Bearded Bowhunter »

That's pretty cool...might have to make my daughter one now!
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