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Shot Through the Heart

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I saw this in a projects book recently and took a couple hours to knock it out. It was a very doable project for me, despite my lack of toolery. The head of the arrow is about 3/16” or so larger than the hole. The entire project was done by hand – I think I used my ryoba saw, a chisel or two, a pocket knife and a rasp (oh yeah, and my bit brace!). I was pleased with how cylindrical the shaft of the arrow is, considering it was purely done with a bench chisel!

EDIT: The heart is made of kempas and the arrow is pine (I think!).

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com


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teenagewoodworker

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posted 102 days ago

very nice! thanks for the post!

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SplinteredBoard

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posted 102 days ago

Very nicely done, Eric! What are the two species you used?

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Eric

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posted 102 days ago

Heart is kempas, arrow is pine (I’ve updated my post, thanks for the cue!).

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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Jon3

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posted 101 days ago

What did you eat?...

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brunob

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posted 101 days ago

I’ve done these with kids. They love it and can amaze their friends. I like the Kempas. Nice touch.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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Eric

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posted 101 days ago

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MsDebbieP

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posted 101 days ago

excellent!!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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posted 95 days ago

Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 56 days ago

Very nice!

I notice, no one asked how you got the arrowhead to fit through the hole.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Eric

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posted 56 days ago

Yeah Dick, I figure it was either obvious to most woodworkers (maybe they’d already seen that plenty of times) or else the hole looks big enough that you could just muscle the arrow through (it’s not).

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

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