Handforged Bodkin points

Primvs Pavlvs · Post by **Primvs Pavlvs** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 8:45 am

I have 5 handforged bodkin points for sale. I am asking 30 shipped for them. These are totally hand forged and not, made in India.

patric · Post by **patric** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:15 am

i know someone that will definetly want these. but he will also want to know if you made them yerself, and if you say yes he will wonder "HOW DO YOU MAKE THOSE!?!?!" as he has been having a considerable amount of trouble with making arrow heads.

patric blue tooth

patric · Post by **patric** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 7:45 pm

oh and i almost forgot...could i get some pictures and maybe some measurements? we definetly want these.

patric blue tooth

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 9:38 pm

What are they made *from*? Modern steel or wrought iron? If it's modern is it high or low carbon and if high carbon have they been heat treated?

Thomas

Oswyn_de_Wulferton · Post by **Oswyn_de_Wulferton** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:11 pm

If you could send some pics my way too I would appreciate it.

Robert P. Norwalt · Post by **Robert P. Norwalt** » Sat Mar 19, 2005 10:58 pm

[quote="Thomas Powers"]What are they made *from*? Modern steel or wrought iron? If it's modern is it high or low carbon and if high carbon have they been heat treated?

Thomas[/quote]

Hey Tom?

Would period bodkins be from wrought or very low C?

Either way, anyone out there ever do a tutorial? :?:

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:06 am

Wrought iron all the way, David Starley (sp) from the Royal Armouries did a paper on arrowheads at the 37 ICMS, you might see if it was published yet.

Thomas

Russ Mitchell · Post by **Russ Mitchell** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 11:12 am

Let me joing the pic list... also, if you're a decent arrowsmith, I'm thoroughly in the market, if you want more work. I've got one smith on a commission, but he's fixing his house up after floods, and I need them for my research. Wrought iron preferred, but my testing method will allow for material variations.

Thomas Powers · Post by **Thomas Powers** » Mon Mar 21, 2005 6:50 pm

The Magic Badger used to sell handforged WI bodkin points at Pennsic.

Thomas