r/Homesteading • u/Fact_Guy_ • 4d ago
Need spear tips
I made my first spear. If you have any improvement ideas for my next spear please tell me. I made this with only a knife, sandpaper, and some wood paint. Should I use other tools or is thay good enough?
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u/Freebirde777 3d ago
Check your local game laws before hunting, illegal here except spear fisting. Skip the paint next time or just a few spots of red to make more intimidating.
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u/Comfortable-Hat3506 3d ago
What do you need a spear for? Also wood tipped spears are not especially lethal. Why is this in homesteading?
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u/paratethys 3d ago
if you want sticks that make good spears, look into coppicing. What plant to coppice will depend on your local climate -- generally anything that you can cut off at ground level in the winter and have it come back with a dozen straight, strong shoots is probably right.
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u/Ingawolfie 3d ago
Use ash. Learn how to steam straighten it. As an absolute beginner you can just fire harden the point. Making spear tips out of metal requires some rudimentary knowledge of blacksmithing. I make my own arrows, and it’s a pain to hand forge steel arrow tips all the same size and weight.
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u/R3bauer 2d ago
Ok. This is my serious advice. First find a straighter branch or stick. You can make inexpensive steam chambers from a few pieces of PVC or stove pipe. Get that part down first. Then, while its soft from steaming split the point end amd prep it for a some sort of tip. Casting and such can be difficult but so can making pine resin. However, if you are wanting to learn, I feel hardened pine resin is the way to go. The take cord age and wrap the head. Good luck!
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u/meh_69420 3d ago
Why though? Not even straight or uniform. Get a 10 foot long piece of ash. Shape it with a draw knife to straight, 1 inch diameter. Try your hand at bronze casting for the tip and buttspike or buy one.