Medieval bodkin arrowhead

[noseblaster]

If you notice when i tap the anvil i am turning the work piece with the other hand and this keeps the rythim of the striking blow,just happens naturally.

Thanks for comments.

[rmcdaniel423]

Regarding the comments about the little strike on the anvil face, after a short series of shaping strikes: I have absolutely no metalworking experience whatsoever, and know nothing of historical techniques. However, on the few occasions that I have done repetitious work with a heavy hammer, I have noticed a natural tendency for that exact same thing to occur, without even thinking about it. I wonder if it has to do with simply slowing the repetitive momentum of the hammer mass? Just physics?

[noseblaster]

3/8ths or 1/2 inch for larger heads.



[noseblaster]

3/8ths or 1/2 inch for larger heads.

[RockingOrange11]

great vid but, how thick is the metal bar u use.,

please answer

[Guitcad1]

Man! All that work for one arrowhead! Makes you wonder how they could ever field armies with tens of thousands of archers, each with hundreds of arrows. And that doesn't even cover making the arrow shafts, fletching, etc. ... not to even mention just having to go out and dig up the ore for the iron!

[loadedClownZ]

@Guitcad1 in the middle ages the most archers they would have would be under 10 thousand, a regular battle would consist of no more than 2000 archers and they would only carry about 20 arrows because they were only used at the beginning of the battle, when they used up their arrows they would take out their sword and help the knights

[noseblaster]

Hardly a smack,merely a timing tap as i turn the piece,a leftover from the days when you would instruct another striker(helper)when to hit or stop.

[Blacksmith1964]

Now, why would ANYONE, ever, for ANY reason, smack their hammer on the face of the anvil?

It's wasteful, damaging and entirely useless.

Here is an excellent quote from Holmstrom's book in 1901;

"There are smiths that continue to hit their anvil with the hammer. They must have brought the practice from Europe, duty free, and therefore think they are obliged to keep doing so. It is unnecessary and wasteful."

[gwatson101]

I would have thought they used a mold for the sake of speed and uniformity. Uniformity so the arrows shoot true. But this is a cool video

[ashnbrandon1]

where did u get that hardy tool can u send me a website or well anything or anywhere ic an get one i really need 1

[noseblaster]

@ashnbrandon1

Hi it's home made,easy enough to make just a 1 3/4 inch diam steel rod squared off at the bottom to fit the hardy with a u shaped section at the top and a mandrel drilled into the side,thanks for your interest and good luck.

[gameplaya117]

Very nice, I could imagine how annoying it must have been making those for an entire army lol.

[irmollaar]

I LOVE THE SOUND!my forge should be ready for action within in the week, and i think i will try an arrowhead first

[MrFliegendesschwein]

thats not an bodkin arrowhead :D

[Polskaracer]

wer bist du

[noseblaster]

It's a London pattern 3 cwt (3 0 0).

The cutter is a hot cut off hardy tool,in this case fitted into the pritchel hole.

[sacriel42]

why does he hit the anvil at the end of each set of strikes? any technical reason?

[Miklus023]

To clean the hammer, I think.

[marcheseDS]

As far as I know this is useful to keep the rithm instead of stopping and starting again, it makes the hammering more regular and precise (or at least it should)

[locolobo338]

its just to keep rhythm and to give the smith a chance to look at what he or she is doing there is another method of hammering called tumbling where you never hit the anvil

what size stock are you starting out with

[MineFieldExplorer]

that's so unfair I wish I could do that!! :(

[ArvinX5]

how did you put the hole in the metal which the shaft will go in?

[noseblaster]

Please see my other video(John Marshall forging medieval arrowheads)for details on the socket.

[minxel16]

@ArvinX5 i think he hammered it in on the spiky tool

[iscay666]

I know someone who makes arrow heads but he uses a mould and a very hot furnace very very hot :P

[boredism07]

nice

i'll be needing to make about 300 of these

[Urbitrix]

Good vid, are you using urine or water for quenching??

They say it (piss) makes the arrow heads tougher / hardened...

[rabbitcat928]

wonderful vid

[noseblaster]

Mainly by eye+ dikkerent mandrel sizes in the hardy tool.

[MNdigger]

Great Vid, Please Do More!!!!!!!!!!