GREAT BACKGROUND MUSIC! I truly enjoyed the video. I've often wondered why the hafting material is wrapped around very sharp edges and how it is that the cordage or sinew is not cut after the first impact of point on target. You looked like a surgeon tying off sutures as you tied off the sinew. Another great video. I'm in MidTenn. Have you considered coming to the Fly Knap-In in Fly, TN near Columbia?
Thank you! A stone point is sharp like a steak knife is sharp, in order to cut it needs an excessive amount of movement vs. a single straight edge. After the point is fitted in the shaft there is no movement (if done correctly) when the point impacts, unless it hits something hard like bone. As far as using it for target practice you could probably get 3 or 4 shots in before it starts to cut the binding. That sounds like a blast, maybe one day i'll get a wild hair and head that way! Thanks again!
I also wondered why you tied off the widest cutting part of the point of the arrowhead.....why not some shallow dull side notches with the arrowhead utilizing it`s widest,sharpest width ?
This video is a demonstration on how the Cherokee hunting point was traditionally hafted onto an arrow. The Cherokee very very rarely used a side notch point, and this triangle point is the main point they used for hunting. The reason it is hafted the way it is, is because it's the most secure way to hold it in place. The widest part of the point starts just ahead of the wrap, so there is no loss a width. I agree that there are better points to use for hunting, but this point works just fine with a well placed shot. I hope this helps, thanks for the question.
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Your videos are amazing. Much appreciation from Alabama.
GREAT BACKGROUND MUSIC! I truly enjoyed the video. I've often wondered why the hafting material is wrapped around very sharp edges and how it is that the cordage or sinew is not cut after the first impact of point on target. You looked like a surgeon tying off sutures as you tied off the sinew. Another great video. I'm in MidTenn. Have you considered coming to the Fly Knap-In in Fly, TN near Columbia?
Thank you! A stone point is sharp like a steak knife is sharp, in order to cut it needs an excessive amount of movement vs. a single straight edge. After the point is fitted in the shaft there is no movement (if done correctly) when the point impacts, unless it hits something hard like bone. As far as using it for target practice you could probably get 3 or 4 shots in before it starts to cut the binding. That sounds like a blast, maybe one day i'll get a wild hair and head that way! Thanks again!
I also wondered why you tied off the widest cutting part of the point of the arrowhead.....why not some shallow dull side notches with the arrowhead utilizing it`s widest,sharpest width ?
This video is a demonstration on how the Cherokee hunting point was traditionally hafted onto an arrow. The Cherokee very very rarely used a side notch point, and this triangle point is the main point they used for hunting. The reason it is hafted the way it is, is because it's the most secure way to hold it in place. The widest part of the point starts just ahead of the wrap, so there is no loss a width. I agree that there are better points to use for hunting, but this point works just fine with a well placed shot. I hope this helps, thanks for the question.