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elkcalln8 · 03-07-2010, 09:40 PM

Nice head. I have built my own small game heads before but know i have to try a broadhead. great work!!!

33 pointer · 03-09-2010, 01:24 PM

I think it's great that you were able to harvest some critters with your own heads.

Seth

raghorn · 03-14-2010, 03:24 PM

Here's some more homemade heads I just got from a friend this past weekend.

BuckFeverLodge · 03-14-2010, 05:28 PM

Very unique looking heads. I don't collect and don't really have a desire to do so, but I still like to look at the old head and their designs. Thanks for sharing.

richa3md · 03-15-2010, 04:37 PM

Homemade stuff is awesome and people who can make their own. Way beyond my level of patience.

Bigdog · 03-22-2010, 11:02 AM

Awesome dude......Are you gonna try a 3 blade soon?

raghorn · 03-22-2010, 11:44 AM

These are some I've done.
The far left is saw blade, hand cut and shaped. The ferrule is brass tube that I've beat into the shape I want and the the blade is soldered into the ferrule.
The next is similar except the ferrule is a brass field point that I placed in a drill and ground the shoulder down. The head on the right is a modified. The blade is from an Arrowmate and the ferrule is a Sweetland that was used for the Parker Timberwolf heads.
The brown head is a three blade CatClaw. I used Catclaw blades and ferrule but three blades rather than two and they are set on the side of the ferrule like the original Catclaw. It is the about same size as a 160gr Snuffer and weighs about 200gr.

Booner · 03-22-2010, 08:57 PM

Good Stuff!! How did you balance them?

raghorn · 03-22-2010, 09:18 PM

Balance???????

Booner · 03-23-2010, 08:53 AM

To make sure they spin true. I have been wondering how to make sure they were aligned and balanced so they would spin correctly if I make a set out of that blade I have.

raghorn · 03-23-2010, 02:23 PM

I just eyeball them. If you get the blade tip out of line from the ferrule tip you can regrind. The hardest is to get the ferrule slot perpendicular. Remember......this is a homemade/handmade broadhead, it's not made by a CNC or laser cut. This is a functioning broadhead not an "X" cutter!
I never took mine hunting, they were a learning exercise.

Booner · 03-26-2010, 09:11 PM

AAhhhh....so just change the grind. Makes total sense. I have been thinking of jigs and everything else. I think I will just make the head a little bigger all the way around and then grind the finished shape to spin correctly. Thanks Raghorn!

Red Feather Archery · 03-27-2010, 10:17 AM

Hey Booner, if you've got a belt sander it's fairly simple to make a grinding jig that will get you the same angle on both sides of the ferrule. The trick is to make the slot in the ferrule perpendicular to the shaft. I've got a jig for this as well. I like jigs. If you've got a Dremel Tool you can buy a router base for it for $30 or so. That base can be used to make a jig with a tip that will cut a slot in your adapter that is perpendicular. I've made all of my homemade heads with glue-on tips, but I'm sure it would work with a screw in adapter as well.

Booner · 03-29-2010, 08:33 PM

I have the router adapter for my Dremmel. Post a pic of how you are talking about doing it if you don't mind. Thanks!!

Red Feather Archery · 03-30-2010, 10:19 AM

I'll see if I can't get into the shop this evening and take some pics of jigs that help with broadhead making.

03-07-2010, 09:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
elkcalln8 85gr Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 72	Nice head. I have built my own small game heads before but know i have to try a broadhead. great work!!! __________________ PUT A STINGER IN THE RINGER AND A BUZZ IN THE FUZZ!!

03-14-2010, 03:24 PM	#18 (permalink)
raghorn 100gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 252	Here's some more homemade heads I just got from a friend this past weekend. __________________ Colorado Bowhunters Assc >>>-----> American Broadhead Collectors Club Colorado Traditional Archers Society >>>-----> Team FUGRWE

03-14-2010, 05:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
BuckFeverLodge Broadhead Admin Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SW Michigan Posts: 1,398	Very unique looking heads. I don't collect and don't really have a desire to do so, but I still like to look at the old head and their designs. Thanks for sharing. __________________ ATHENS FACTORY STAFF SHOOTER, Red Feather Archery Field Staff, Eco3 Outdoors Pro Staff, U-slide Bow Holder Pro Staff, LTL Acorn Outdoors Pro Staff "Anybody can kill one with a gun" Steve Casselman "It's going to be a very bad year for a lot of unsuspecting critters!" Matt Futtere - Arrowdynamic Solutions

03-15-2010, 04:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
richa3md 130gr Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 546	Homemade stuff is awesome and people who can make their own. Way beyond my level of patience. __________________ 09' PSE Super Short 29 in and 72.5# and 125 gr G5 Striker Magnum!!!

03-22-2010, 11:44 AM	#22 (permalink)
raghorn 100gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 252	These are some I've done. The far left is saw blade, hand cut and shaped. The ferrule is brass tube that I've beat into the shape I want and the the blade is soldered into the ferrule. The next is similar except the ferrule is a brass field point that I placed in a drill and ground the shoulder down. The head on the right is a modified. The blade is from an Arrowmate and the ferrule is a Sweetland that was used for the Parker Timberwolf heads. The brown head is a three blade CatClaw. I used Catclaw blades and ferrule but three blades rather than two and they are set on the side of the ferrule like the original Catclaw. It is the about same size as a 160gr Snuffer and weighs about 200gr. __________________ Colorado Bowhunters Assc >>>-----> American Broadhead Collectors Club Colorado Traditional Archers Society >>>-----> Team FUGRWE

03-09-2010, 01:24 PM	#17 (permalink)
33 pointer Trial Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 15	I think it's great that you were able to harvest some critters with your own heads. Seth

03-22-2010, 11:02 AM	#21 (permalink)
Bigdog 75gr Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 27	Awesome dude......Are you gonna try a 3 blade soon?

03-22-2010, 08:57 PM	#23 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	Good Stuff!! How did you balance them?

03-22-2010, 09:18 PM	#24 (permalink)
raghorn 100gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 252	Balance??????? __________________ Colorado Bowhunters Assc >>>-----> American Broadhead Collectors Club Colorado Traditional Archers Society >>>-----> Team FUGRWE

03-23-2010, 08:53 AM	#25 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	To make sure they spin true. I have been wondering how to make sure they were aligned and balanced so they would spin correctly if I make a set out of that blade I have.

03-23-2010, 02:23 PM	#26 (permalink)
raghorn 100gr Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Colorado Posts: 252	I just eyeball them. If you get the blade tip out of line from the ferrule tip you can regrind. The hardest is to get the ferrule slot perpendicular. Remember......this is a homemade/handmade broadhead, it's not made by a CNC or laser cut. This is a functioning broadhead not an "X" cutter! I never took mine hunting, they were a learning exercise. __________________ Colorado Bowhunters Assc >>>-----> American Broadhead Collectors Club Colorado Traditional Archers Society >>>-----> Team FUGRWE

03-26-2010, 09:11 PM	#27 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	AAhhhh....so just change the grind. Makes total sense. I have been thinking of jigs and everything else. I think I will just make the head a little bigger all the way around and then grind the finished shape to spin correctly. Thanks Raghorn!

03-27-2010, 10:17 AM	#28 (permalink)
Red Feather Archery Broadhead Maker Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 730	Hey Booner, if you've got a belt sander it's fairly simple to make a grinding jig that will get you the same angle on both sides of the ferrule. The trick is to make the slot in the ferrule perpendicular to the shaft. I've got a jig for this as well. I like jigs. If you've got a Dremel Tool you can buy a router base for it for $30 or so. That base can be used to make a jig with a tip that will cut a slot in your adapter that is perpendicular. I've made all of my homemade heads with glue-on tips, but I'm sure it would work with a screw in adapter as well.

03-29-2010, 08:33 PM	#29 (permalink)
Booner Administrator Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arkansas USA Posts: 952	I have the router adapter for my Dremmel. Post a pic of how you are talking about doing it if you don't mind. Thanks!!

03-30-2010, 10:19 AM	#30 (permalink)
Red Feather Archery Broadhead Maker Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 730	I'll see if I can't get into the shop this evening and take some pics of jigs that help with broadhead making.

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