Bone,Dog Rosewood,Sinew and feather.(pic heavy)

[stuart f]

Hi folks,today i made this arrow which is intended to catch fish,its a harpoon with a detatchable head.

I abraded the Bone point on sandstone,then i cut the knock and wound on Sinew at each end to give added strength.

I then drilled the hole in the point using a flint shard,next i hand spun the cordage.

The fletching was next,the feathers are held on by sinew,with a little help from some pitch at the start.

Anyway once assembled it looks like this. Its length is 23 inches.

A close up of the point inserted into the shaft.

A close up of the fletching(lighter for scale).

A close up of the point mounted,and how the cordage is attached to the shaft.

And the point out of the shaft.

And finally the arrow head close up.

Well thanks for looking,just wish i could use it for ,but alas its against the law .

Cheers Stuart.

 

[wildrover]

Hi Stuart,

Loving your work!
Honestly, fantastic authentic stuff.
Thourghly impressed by your level of knowedge and your skill at doing this sort of work

Cheers
Chris

 

[Barn Owl]

Very nice Stuart.

 

[Gill]

That looks fantastic Stuart.

 

[grey-array]

That is looking really cool, I think that would actually work really well, yet indeed it is illegal.
To bad that the law has to protect nature from the ignorant by restricting things that could mean useful for those who respect nature.

 

[Man of Tanith]

thats really impressive bit of DIY there
real pity you can't use it

 

[John Fenna]

Great work!
I have some bits I made "to try making not for using!" too.......

 

[Dreadhead]

great work tis a beauty. and dont want tae start a debate but im sure you could use it out at sea?

 

[paleotool]

Maybe you could get a special permit of some sort for "archaeological experimentation" or the like. Or, come on over to the new continent. It's a veritable free-for all out here.

 

[stuart f]

Hi folks,thanks for the kind comments,and the suggestions.

Cheers Stuart.