Another idea for scraps...

[Dan]

...Arrowheads. I had some small pieces of spalted maple sitting around and couldn't toss them so I made some arrowheads. It took about 30 minutes to cut, shape, and apply the finish on all 8 of these. They are 2" and 2-1/2" long. I think I'll make a bunch more from other types of wood and put them in a $1 box at the next craft show. I'll also give them away to the kids that behave while visiting the booth. 

Edited May 21, 2013 by Dan

[Gerrit Nathan King]

cool

[multitom]

Very nice.

Mahendra

[Travis]

Great idea for a cheap item at a craft show.  Plus, they're really cool looking.  Those will fly off the shelves.

[WigWag Workshop]

Very Neat!  What a great idea, thank you for sharing

[Scrappy Scroller]

_{Nice one Dan, did you give the kids that were 'naughty' an arrow head attached to a wooden dowel and a few feathers and traveling at approximately mach 5?}           

 

_Gary

[amazingkevin]

i certainly would'nt enjoy myself not giveing something away at a show!everybody loves free stuff!Your arrow heads are a gotta have item!

[Dan]

_{Nice one Dan, did you give the kids that were 'naughty' an arrow head attached to a wooden dowel and a few feathers and traveling at approximately mach 5?}           

 

_Gary

Now, Gary, don't put ideas in my head.

[LarryEA]

Dan, how did your arrowheads do at the show?

They look great.

 

Also, have you made more?

 

Larry

[amazingkevin]

Yeah, how did they sell? , all?

[oldhudson]

Excellent use of those 'scrap' pieces. My mother would say, "Waste not, want not."

[Phantom Scroller]

Nice one Dan I can see them throwing them at people.   Roly

[cwright]

Cool.....will be making some of those

[Multifasited]

You might ,try putting on a leather shoe lace and selliing as a necklace ,might have to make smaller ,just a thought !

[Dan]

Larry, I give these away at shows. I've made about 50 and when the kids are eyeing them, with parent approval, I give them to the kids. I wonder how many of them came back for seconds...or thirds. Oh well, I just like seeing their face light up.

 

I have thought about making necklaces. If I do, I'll make some smaller ones and make earrings for sale, too. So much to do and so little time.

 

 

Dan, how did your arrowheads do at the show?

They look great.

 

Also, have you made more?

 

Larry

[heppnerguy]

Dan,

   You are so creative and come up with some great ideas..  these are in that category

 

Dick

heppnerguy

[LarryEA]

Larry, I give these away at shows. I've made about 50 and when the kids are eyeing them, with parent approval, I give them to the kids. I wonder how many of them came back for seconds...or thirds. Oh well, I just like seeing their face light up.

 

I have thought about making necklaces. If I do, I'll make some smaller ones and make earrings for sale, too. So much to do and so little time.

Dan, they look so simple to make.  Cut the shape, a little grinding and sanding, put on a finish.

Not much to it, but I'd be interested in hearing your process.

Thank you.

 

Larry

[Dan]

Larry, you just described my process. I stack 3 and cut, take them to the belt sander to shape, then dip in BLO. 

 

 

Dan, they look so simple to make.  Cut the shape, a little grinding and sanding, put on a finish.

Not much to it, but I'd be interested in hearing your process.

Thank you.

 

Larry

[Clayton717]

great job Dan.  Added to my ever growing to do list

[smitty0312]

Nice idea Dan, I like to see faces light up also.....it's priceless.

[amazingkevin]

It's on the to do list

[patrol681]

The arrow heads are a really neat item, you did a great job Dan.

 

Now I know this has gotta sound like a dumb question, and I have seen real arrow heads like these in museums, but I always wondered, with the notches being in the position that they are, how did they attach them to the shafts?

 

Ed

[spirithorse]

Hi, Ed,

The end of the arrow shaft is slotted, the arrow head put into the slot, and then animal sinew was wrapped around

the shaft around the shaft, arrowhead and between the notches you mentioned on the arrow head.

Images can be seen here of Primitive Arrow heads such as the native Americans used.

https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0LEVwtmdEBTnwoA8gNXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTB0Yjkwb3VoBHNlYwNzYwRjb2xvA2JmMQR2dGlkA1ZJUDM3MF8x?_adv_prop=image&fr=yfp-t-244-s&va=primitive+arrows

 

God Bless! Spirithorse

[LarryEA]

Spirithorse, interesting information and thanks for the link.

 

 

Larry

[patrol681]

Thanks Spirithorse for that very helpful answer.  

 

I never thought it would be done that way, because I didn't visualize a slot in the end of the shaft. It is quite a logical way of doing it, when you think about it, and the pictures you sent explain it very well. Just goes to show, you are never too old to learn.

 

Ed