Shot Through the Heart

very nice! thanks for the post!

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

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

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

What did you eat?...

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

Huh?

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excellent!!

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Great job!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Very nice!

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

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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).

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Ok, I’ll bite. How did you do it? While we’re at it… what does “ate” mean?

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Hey Rocco, first off, it’s “a + e” (Amy & Eric).

And to do this, you have to have the arrow cut so that the grain is exactly perpendicular/parallel if you’re looking down at the point. Cut the arrowhead only down to a rectangle. Then crush it in a vise with the grain parallel to the jaws (this is why the grain has to be perfectly straight – if it’s not, you’ll shatter the head) as much as you dare, or until you think you can fit it through the hole. Then chamfer the corners off the head with a chisel or block plane and push the arrow through. Next, soak the arrowhead in water for a while, and it will swell up to its original size (or close).

Once it’s dry, whittle the arrowhead down to its desired shape.

Hope that made sense! You might be able to find this explained better somewhere online.

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

P.S. If I had to do it all over again, I’d have drilled the heart hole BEFORE cutting the heart shape. Since I cut the heart shape first, I couldn’t do much about the slight bit of blowout I got when drilling the hole. The blowout slightly takes away from the overall effect. Oh well, next time!

-- Eric at http://adventuresinwoodworking.com

Hey Eric
your the cupid of the wood shop well done.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon