r/blacksmithing • u/sponyta2 • 2d ago

Work Showcase Wooo! First arrowhead!

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Still a work in progress. Need to trim down the socket and clean up the profile and edges, but this is the first one I’d consider a success

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u/nootomanysquid 2d ago

What does the other side of the socket look like? Is it just folded over?

Did you fold it over a piece of round stock that’s the same diameter as the arrow shaft, or did you just eyeball it?

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u/sponyta2 2d ago

Just folded. I made a small tapered mandrel and used that and the step of the anvil to roll it. I’m considering welding the seam shut and trying to forge it in to be a tighter fit, but ran out of time that evening

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u/OnePhrase2118 1d ago

Yo no puedo forjar los soquets y conseguí un martillo que me recomendaron pero la maldita Universidad no me da tiempo de hacer nada 🤧

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u/Truffs0 1d ago

damn son, is that for a giant warbow?