John Marshall forging medieval plate cutter arrowhead

Forging medieval arrowheads

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Archery
• Longbow
• English
• Warbow
• Forging
• Medieval
• Arrowheads
• Blacksmith
• Arrows

[farmertrash2]

hey i am using round stock just like that but i can et my socket big enough for the arrow shaft any tips?

[noseblaster]

@farmertrash2 In this video i'm using 1/2 inch rod cos the socket is for an 1/2 inch(os diam)shaft if it was for 3/8ths shaft i would use 3/8ths rod if that is the sizes you are using perhaps you are not spreading the metal out thin enough,needs to be pretty thin(careful easily burns thro).

[slome815]

how do you get your anvil so quit. Mine rings like a bell.

[noseblaster]

Keep a heavy hardy tool in the hardy hole,acts as a damper,esp a tall one.

[peasant1381]

Great stuff John. I've been given one of those of yours. Made up a 1/4lber arra with it. Bangin' it out to 180yards at the mo'

Cheers

Keith.

[noseblaster]

Eyup Keith,nice to hear from you,damn good distance with a 4ozer.

Cheers.

John

[2headskydragon]

@mattomeo it's more like an observation period. you're getting the hammer out of the way to see the piece you're working on, but it's harder to get the hammer back into the correct position if you take it completely off the anvil, so you just tap the face a few times and you can get right back into it without wasting the time- and heat on your piece- of getting the hammer ready again.

[RockingOrange11]

how thick is the bar u use?

Please answer.

[NorwegianCrazyMan]

@mattomeo I think it's just to slow down the hammer without using force to stop it in mid air. As you can see it looks like the hammer bounce of the anvil every time he taps it. Good way to keep the momentum with minimal use of force.

[swedishhunter21]

cast iron anvil? really good job man!

nice vid:)

[mattomeo]

why do you, when you are shaping the arrow head with your larger hammer, strike it a few times then tap your anvil? is it to get any mettle fragments of the hammer?

[aDAMPis1913]

this video was very interestning i've always wondered how they smith arrow head and now i know great video

[canislupis525]

its good that yours has a good ring too it that means it is good steel his looks soft you can see where it is smooth (attatch a big magnet too the side it helps some)

[cbrusharmy]

@noseblaster  Now that is a worth while piece of information to have! Thanks

[halfassedfart]

@panos233 Heat treatment and the relatively narrow and sharpened edge. Doesn't always penetrate, but it doesn't curl up like a pig's tail on impact too.

[panos233]

so to clarify, a platecutter arrow is one designed to punch through plate, what characteristics allow it to do that?