How to Make a Forged Steel Bodkin Arrowhead From a Rebar

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Today we'll be blacksmithing a socketed bodkin arrowhead from a piece of steel rebar. This is a short bodkin point and one of my favorite for heavier target arrows. It's a great small project that goes well with NightHawkInLight's soup can forge design.
Thanks for watching and enjoy!
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[@ronpardue]

JOSE PABLO CORVALAN You did a great job. Simple and to the point.

[@PrimyFritzellz]

dude keep up these tutorials. so calm and straight to the point.

[@WV591]

some of the most entertaining and best tutorials on tube bar none. and no music. Awesome.

[@GuerrillaKong88]

love this so much, my cousin has a cabin we go to for vacations and such. It has a shit ton of scrap metal, including plenty of Rebar, next time I go ill have to bring my mini forge so we can build some of these and maybe one of those knives!

[@timothyvolkers5343]

I really like your easy to watch and your diy projects seem very aprochable I have a couple of your books and I have gotten some pieces of PVC to start making my own PVC bows. But a video that I would be very interested in seeing is you building a Snow Ski takedown Bow. I've done a little reading/research on building 1 and I gave it a try but it didn't turn out that well. So I'd like your direction on building 1 especially in video format.

[@OKBushcraft]

Excellent vid. Have you made tanged points to use in bamboo shafts? If not I'd like to see that. Also if you mount the anvil better, the energy is directed into the object better. great vids btw.

[@Jutte777]

Hi Nick - nice use of rebar! I used Chinese steel 7.62x39 bullet cases for the sockets and just spot welded the points in. I was surprised how strong these heads were - and they still going strong.

[@varun009]

Many historical arrowheads used in barrage attacks were made of cast iron. Cheap, fast and easy to make en mass since you could use fairly low quality iron instead of good and refined wrought iron. Instead of sharpening, sometimes the tips were large and bulbous as range percussion weapons to deal with heavy armor since arrows couldn't realistically penetrate late medieval plate Armor.

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love your minimalist approach at these builds.

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[@anthonystrazhnikov2741]

Great job! I like how you got to the *point* quickly. Haha see what I did there point.

[@ryan_darkmagic]

I'd love to see your take on forging a set of tanged hunting broad heads with practice/field points of matching grain out of rebar or round bar stock to fit inside carbon/bamboo shafts. no insert. Something that I've been tying to wrap my brains around and would be such a great 2 part video series.

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Nick seems like a really cool guy to hang out with.

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Really outstanding tutorials .Your really are a great inspiration to do things

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Awesome video, keep up the great content

[@RoyalCrab]

I love your medieval style of forging. keep the videos coming! looking forward to learning more!

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Your videos are among the best I've ever seen on KZbin.

[@truthh.7136]

Can you make another knife but with a G10 handle this time PLEASE

[@JoseA-Divergent]

Ese tipo de Punta de flecha se usaba para *Perforar Armaduras* . La verdad es que es muy Eficiente. : )

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[@mtnmotoadv]

Is it possible to forge metal without forced air? Like a rocketstove/kiln type setup

[@jeffersonanzora3138]

buenas puntas haga más vídeos de estos de puntas de flechas backyardBowyer

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#BackyardBowyer. what kinde camera did you use? it's produce nice video. btw, thanks for share.

[@KowboyUSA]

I must be the last person on KZbin who doesn't have a forge; not even one of the soup can variety.

[@randallantill8803]

after your video on the karambit i was inspired i watnted to do a little more research going through your channel just looking i changed my mind twice then watching the beginning of one of your video I saw you coffee can forge thats when I decided to drop back 10 and punt wanting to do something new requires you to start somewhere in my case I do not own a forge let alone how to properly use one another great video i just suscribed 20 minutes ago i already know 100% more than I did 25 minutes Thanks Again

[@friarrodneyburnap4336]

Could you make a small light weight point for a bamboo skewer Blowgun dart?

[@dustinmorse8497]

I have something I'd like to see you make, it's probably a bit of a challenge too. I'd like to see you make a medieval swallow tail broadhead.

[@Hammerandhilt]

Fantastic video, really enjoyed it.

[@williwonti]

This is the kinda thing people like to see. I imagine a bullet point tip could be ground out fairly easily. You ever make more mechanical things like say, a lockback style pocket knife?

[@jrhamilton4448]

If you use a cross peen after some hammering there's no need to upset the end, it gives it a decent spread without the risk of bending your bar stock. And forge those points by placing the point near the edge of the anvil, forging skills brother, forging skills.

[@Daylon91]

You really make it look easy. Trying it out with as much confidence?

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Old video, but I just watched it and subscribed afterwards. Great videos!

[@juandiegobaqueroamaya8315]

Hey nick! I'd like to ser you forge a rebar knife. Is that possible?

[@calebkeoho7457]

Have you ever heard of clay arrowheads because I saw them in a survival manual where you make them out of a clay mold and I was wondering if they worth making.

[@ancientarcher8234]

Just wondering what oil to use for the cooling of the arrowheads, ballistol-oil, olive-oil, it doesn't say in the movie and there are quite a lot of different oils around....

[@AlfaVillas]

you're incredible man. congratulations!

[@Guardian0033]

Wow bro nice very easy and simple anyone can make this 😀😀😀😀

[@lem12000]

keep practicing your almost there, also skip the power tools next time you could have easily forged that point.

[@KowboyUSA]

Nice arrowsmithing, btw.

[@creektilghman9187]

Work goes much faster and nicer with Stodoys instructions.

[@nicholasfotou2980]

i made one with a crescent shaped blade modeled after an old Japanese one i saw in Tokyo. very usefull for hitting small branches to get stuff out of trees.

[@nigelmonaireo6032]

nick I always watch you hunting shows would you ever consider selling arrow heads

[@ZenithClarity]

Cool video. But is all that really necessary? Why not just form the arrow heads from the rebar to fit shaft on the grinder?

[@friarrodneyburnap4336]

Would you do some more videos about making Blowguns...?

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beautiful forge and arrow styles

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[@T_rob]

in an earlier video you said that you used to build wooden bows before you started pvc, so I was wondering since your channel has changed a bit do you think that in the future you'll do a video on how to make a wooden bow

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When will you do a spear video.exemple:rebar 👍

[@ethanthomas1180]

Hi nick you should try making a reusable fire arrow

[@ShadowBurn680]

My only suggestion for a video is how to make a bigger but affordable knife forge

[@jordanbennett9723]

I was wondering if you could make a Hawaiian stone war club. I have really gotten into polynesian weopans lately and I would love to see a video on how to make one

[@ferrero129]

little tip with forging when you are doing the taper use the edge of the anvil to the other side of you that way your hammer will not hit the anvil as much but you did pretty great on the arrow tips and great job on your research keep them up :P

[@Sutoraida1975]

Very good video! Edit: You might put annotation links near the end on the 2 vids.

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+BackyardBowyer what oil do you use for the oxide finish

[@jaromejacksan6934]

I am sure you can build it too guys. Just look for woodprix page

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can you make a tutorial of a bigger propane forge please???

[@DaneToTheBone]

Damn... Imagine getting hit by one of those arrows...

[@alexurquidi8559]

orrr you can buy a scruew driver and a stick put a dab(look at me dab)of hot glue tada arrow head in the animal

[@mitutoyo34]

You have a lot of skill for a guy your age was your dad a blacksmith?

[@karlkramer733]

Any tips for making the five degree mandrel?

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You have some great skills there.. You make it look easy and it's not.

[@erkanmahmut1305]

Making it from a metal pipe would be lot easier, cheaper and time saver

[@TheRealDominikVinko]

ive allways wanted to learn blacksmithing

[@getuptospeed5034]

Which type of wood is used in making arrows ???

[@stevenmiller2163]

Would you be able to make a video about making crossbow bolts?

[@Lukemakesprs]

Very cool I watched your videos a long long time ago it have made many PVC bows not as good as yours but pretty cool thank you

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[@joegi5826]

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[@maineoutdoorsman677]

Man U are smart simple ideas very nice videos .iam a bow hunter here in Maine keep up the good work .

[@steffankaizer]

i dare you to just put fletching on the rebar and shoot it like that its gonna be the most powerfull arrow

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Have you ever made any hunting arrows and tips?

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who wants to learn how to make a cool and different kinds of arrowhead using 3 inch iron nail

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Does anyone know is it possible to make those fine sticks in your workshop

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[@andreicraciun8941]

Can you make arrow heads from steel pipe?

[@TomT-93]

+backyardbowyer, can you do a video on making archery targets? iv seen most of your videos on bow and arrow making but cant find any on target making, thanks for the uploads and keep up the good work :)

[@neerajopeth]

How to build whistling arrow or signaling arrow head

[@JD96893]

i dont even have a bow lol(not for a lack of trying though)

[@ChoiiXMasters]

How about a new How to build a bow video to the new arrowheads and arrows? I would love to see that.

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Can you make very cheap PVC arrows . Please

[@arslanch5502]

qhich wood u use and how to make role ? plz tell me I'll wait

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I want that small forge or whatever it's called

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This guy need more subscriptors

[@Mr.FastZombie]

What kind of oil do you dunk it in?

[@romaineathey6512]

do it yourself , go to woodprix page and learn how .

[@joeyjfivelujan5777]

badass man .. love those arrow heads .. I spent all day shooting and making bows .. good stuff .. thanks again

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please do a video on homemade ghillie suit for cheap.

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you should make a tracker style knife

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[@loreacat]

How about a spear using this method?

[@dakotablair326]

Can you do a video on how to harvest your own bamboo and create arrows from that?

[@dakotablair326]

Can you do a video on how to harvest your own bamboo and create arrows from that?

[@voxkoshka]

I feel so fortunate that I got into archery after getting into blacksmithing.