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ARROWHEADS-2
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TANGED AND BOUND ARROWHEADS.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF ARROWS PRE-12th CENTURY WOULD HAVE HEADS FITTED THAT WERE 'TANGED' IN PLACE AND THEN BOUND ON TIGHTLY WITH A HEAVY THREAD.
THERE WERE TWO MAIN WAYS OF TANGING A HEAD ONTO AN ARROW SHAFT. THE FIRST TYPE OF TANG WOULD FIT INTO A HOLE OR GROOVE THAT WAS CUT INTO THE END OF THE SHAFT, THE SECOND WAS WHERE THE TANG JUST 'LAY' ON TOP OF THE SHAFT. THE HEADS COULD INITIALLY BE HELD IN PLACE BY SOME FORM OF GLUE(animal hide or beeswax/pine resin) AND THEN HELD MORE FIRMLY BY A TIGHT WHIPPING OF THREAD.
THE FOUR TYPES OF HEAD IN THE PICTURE ARE -:
TOP RIGHT IS A'KNAPPED' STONE HEAD, SECOND DOWN RIGHT IS A 'HEAVY' FOUR SIDED NEEDLE TYPE BODKIN, THIRD DOWN RIGHT IS A LIGHTER FOUR SIDED NEEDLE BODKIN. THE HEAD ON THE LEFT IS MADE FROM ANTLER.
OF THE HEADS IN THE PICTURE BOTH METHODS OF TANGING ARE USED. THE STONE HEAD AND THE HEAVY BODKIN ARE TANGED 'INTO' THE END OF THE SHAFT, WHILST THE LIGHTER BODKIN AND ANTLER HEAD ARE TANGED 'ONTO' THE SHAFT. I THEN FIRMLY FIX THEM BY A TIGHT WHIPPING OF LINEN THREAD WHICH IS BEESWAXED OVER.
SOME OF THE BEST SURVIVING EXAMPLES OF TANGED ARROWHEADS ARE FROM THE NYDAM(DENMARK) FINDS.
I WILL BE ADDING MORE TYPES OF TANGED ARROWHEADS TO THE RANGE SHORTLY, HOPEFULLY AS WELL ADDING FLINT ONES.
AT PRESENT I ONLY SUPPLY FULLY MADE UP ARROWS WITH TANGED HEADS AND NOT THE LOOSE HEADS THEMSELVES. WITH THE ADDITION OF DIFFERENT TYPES I WILL HOPEFULLY BE SELLING THEM LOOSE - PLEASE KEEP CHECKING THESE PAGES!
PRICES FOR MADE UP ARROWS CAN BE FOUND IN THE RELEVANT PAGES OF THIS SITE BUT AS A GUIDELINE A COMPLETE ARROW WITH TANGED HEAD WILL BE PRICED FROM £10.00 EACH.
FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES OR INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE CONTACT PAGE OR E-MAIL BY CLICKING ON THE ADDRESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
REMEMBER TO KEEP CHECKING THE SITE FOR NEW ADDITIONS.
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