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steel trade points
Mar 4^th, 2013 at 10:57am

I made a few of these in the past to tip my cestrosphendone darts, but I enjoyed making them so much that I started making more.

I've been making them out of stainless spoons from local 2nd hand stores (which is actually kind of a pain sometimes because I'm apparently competing with a local artist who makes wildlife sculptures from spoons and often buys all the spoons before I get there).

What do you archers think? should I be leaving a little more of the spoon handle on the points for hafting?

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Thunder Chief Funditor Offline Don't Panic! Posts: 838	Re: steel trade points Reply #1 - Mar 4^th, 2013 at 1:16pm Those are really cool! I especially like the middle one. The tang on the left one may be a little short (mind you I could be way off). How well do they hold up?
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Reply #2 - Mar 4^th, 2013 at 1:42pm

On my cestros darts, they've seen all kinds of abuse...dirt, tree trunks, lake ice... I haven't had to replace any yet. I did bend one trying to get it to stick into the frozen lake, but I just hammered it flat again. They don't have any sort of spring temper,but they're tough and cheap and fun to make. I cut them with a hammer and cold chisel and finish them with a file. On the middle one, I did experiment with a drill to make two holes that I chisel cut into to notch the point.

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Kjev Senior Member Offline Limits exist only in your mind Posts: 299	Re: steel trade points Reply #3 - Mar 4^th, 2013 at 7:02pm I used the handle ends of old spoons for these. I left about half an inch for the tang and they seem to work okay. I think yours look a lot nicer. I cut mine out with a dremel. The arrows were more of a test to see if I could make them.
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ghost0311-8541 Senior Member Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 392 Florida Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #4 - Mar 4^th, 2013 at 11:24pm I could send you some bandsaw blades they make good points and knifes
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Kjev Senior Member Offline Limits exist only in your mind Posts: 299	Re: steel trade points Reply #5 - Mar 5^th, 2013 at 5:37am You had me at bandsaw blades!
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Mauro Fiorentini Forum Moderation Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3442 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #6 - Mar 5^th, 2013 at 7:38am Topic added to the PW's Index. Greetings, Mauro.
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BPBrooks52 Tiro Offline Ranged landscaping Posts: 19 Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #7 - Mar 5^th, 2013 at 7:22pm I used to make them out of keys, I got the idea here: http://www.instructables.com/id/Making-arrowheads-from-old-keys/ I never used cestros, but I used a bunch of those keys as spikes for a club I was making at the time. It turned out looking like a brutal weapon. O_O
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Re: steel trade points
Reply #8 - Mar 5^th, 2013 at 8:30pm

Most keys are brass, which is super easy to shape and file. They'd probably make nice little points. Not very durable, but an easy way to flesh out a quiver full of arrows.

Kjev, up until today, I was just throwing out the handles. Just made a wicked harpoon point! Using every part of the buffalo now, thanks!

Ghost, Thanks for the offer, I got a few circle saw blades I wanna try first.

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squirrelslinger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline peace through superior firepower Posts: 2870 Ky, USA Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #9 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 10:26am Archane, I have MUCH larger harpoon point, about 1 1/2 inches wide, about 3 inches long, with around 25 barbs. very, very vicious looking.
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Arcane Tinker Funditor Offline Slinging everything 'cept b.s. Posts: 738 Western Wisconsin Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #10 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 11:11am squirrelslinger wrote on Mar 6^th, 2013 at 10:26am: Archane, I have MUCH larger harpoon point, about 1 1/2 inches wide, about 3 inches long, with around 25 barbs. very, very vicious looking. TPIUWP which stands for, This Post Is Useless Without Pictures. in other words. Post some dang pictures already.
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Mauro Fiorentini Forum Moderation Offline Forge your future with the hammer of your mind! Posts: 3442 Ancona, Italy. Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #11 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 11:22am And what fish are you going to take with 25 barbs??! Submarines? Whales!? I'm curious to see your harpoon too, Squirrel. Greetings, Mauro.
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squirrelslinger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline peace through superior firepower Posts: 2870 Ky, USA Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #12 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 1:37pm Mauro Fiorentini wrote on Mar 6^th, 2013 at 11:22am: And what fish are you going to take with 25 barbs??! Submarines? Whales!? I'm curious to see your harpoon too, Squirrel. Greetings, Mauro. Gosh! You people! I will post pics when I have time!
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Thunder Chief Funditor Offline Don't Panic! Posts: 838	Re: steel trade points Reply #13 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 2:30pm Arcane Tinker wrote on Mar 4^th, 2013 at 10:57am: I made a few of these in the past to tip my cestrosphendone darts, but I enjoyed making them so much that I started making more. I only just registered that you were using a cestros. Is there a thread I missed somewhere!? Can you give me a link or pictures or something?
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Arcane Tinker Funditor Offline Slinging everything 'cept b.s. Posts: 738 Western Wisconsin Gender:	Re: steel trade points Reply #14 - Mar 6^th, 2013 at 2:47pm http://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1351800588/8#8 I'll have to dig a bit for a few older posts of mine. Stand by, I'll snap a shot of a few of my darts. I need to make a batch of fresh ones. 12 minutes from the promise of a picture, to the delivery....I hope you're taking notes Squirrel
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