ORIGINAL: burniegoeasily
ORIGINAL: virginiashadow
Would this "dull" broadhead make a good blood trail?
As compared to this?
To be honest, the obsidian head is sharper than the head you have pictured below. Obsidian and flint can be napped sharper than any metal. You can actually nap obsidian to a beval width of 1 atom. Which is much sharper than any metal. The reason many do not use stone heads is because they are very hard to nap and get balanced. And to buy good obsidian heads, you will spend much more money than you will on steal heads. Ive seen them used many times.
Thanks for setting the record straight on that one Burnie. I felt my blood pressure start to rise.
Anyway, I read everything and find these topics interesting. And for the record, my broadheads are as sharp as I can get them. Someone mentioned 30 degree angles, but I alter mine.
There is usually one point that is usually left out though. A lot of the old timers believed inonlyusing a file to get their broadheads sharp (there is a technique to it).Is was most definetely not because they could notget that smooth polishededge. But they believed that their broadhead would be dull before getting through the hide on the entry. Suposively the file dressed head would retain a better edge. They had extremely fine serations (need a magnifying glass to see). I never tried them but I still know some people who swear by them.