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Building my first spear


Dooley87

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I have two spears and I'm not very happy with either so I figured I would make my own, I found a table leg and some copper fittings which I will use for the handle, I welded the barbs instead of cutting into the round bar and prying the barb out and I'm going to try something I've never seen done before, making a sand mold and pouring the center weight out of lead. Sounds like some work though lol. I'll post pics of progress.

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Here's a better view of just the tines, hopefully tonight I can get the tines cut down to size and welded in a piece of 1/2" round for the handle and maybe attach the wood grip if I'm lucky

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bearbait..........gotcha...........i welded stainless for 28 years.......thats why i asked.

Yeah I've worked at a few different shops since I've graduated from welding school, everything from sheet metal work to building grain boxes and work trucks, I'm currently the Forman at a shop that builds ornamental railings and structural steel work along with other random projects here and there.

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Here was the progress tonight, got it pretty close to done other than the lead weight and paint, I made a sketch to show how I plan on casting the lead center weight by making the lead actually taper off into the tines as well

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Very cool, the one I recently made for my kid is much less beautiful... Maybe I'd call mine more of a utility spear? lol!

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I welded the tines together where they intersect, then concealed those welds with this strap.

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The top strap was drilled and notched before fitting over the tine joints. Then I filled the notch fully with weld which joins it to the tines. Afterwards I gound the weld level with the strap face to clean up the apearance.

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You definately have more coolness in your spear. I like the way that handle is turning out. cool

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Hey Dave I think that spear looks great, feels good to build it yourself too.

Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone, I was hoping to have it done for Saturday morning but it doesn't look like I'll be able to work on it again until this weekend, I have a bunch of old decoys from my grandpa and I think I'm going to melt down his decoy anchors to use for the center weight be kind of neat to have his anchors for my weight.

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Hey Dave I think that spear looks great, feels good to build it yourself too.

Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone, I was hoping to have it done for Saturday morning but it doesn't look like I'll be able to work on it again until this weekend, I have a bunch of old decoys from my grandpa and I think I'm going to melt down his decoy anchors to use for the center weight be kind of neat to have his anchors for my weight.

That's a great idea.

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Hey Dave I think that spear looks great, feels good to build it yourself too.

Thanks for all the positive feedback everyone, I was hoping to have it done for Saturday morning but it doesn't look like I'll be able to work on it again until this weekend, I have a bunch of old decoys from my grandpa and I think I'm going to melt down his decoy anchors to use for the center weight be kind of neat to have his anchors for my weight.

That may not be a very good idea they may be valuable there is a large collectors market for old decoys. I'll trade you for a whole pile of lead

Nevermind I just re-read that I assume your talking duck decoys crazy

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That may not be a very good idea they may be valuable there is a large collectors market for old decoys. I'll trade you for a whole pile of lead

I think he ment old duck decoy weights spearhead.

You were typinng when I was laugh

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