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Building darts for an atlatl??

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JackCrafty:
Back when I experimented with atlatl darts and such, I watched a bunch of videos on youtube....lots of good info there.

Like Hillbilly said, a range of lengths will fly well with your atlatl.  Experiment and then make copies of the dart that works best.  Some people like to throw harder than others so that will affect the length/spine of the dart also.

Hillbilly:
I usually do the basic testing without fletching.

straightarrow:
Don't make the same mistake I made. When I first started making darts I put the point on the Small diameter end and the socket on the large diameter end. It was totally backwards. You want the dart to Forward of Center just like an arrow. So make the small diameter the socket. I had my best luck with tonkin bamboo. You will find the spine that suits you. If you throw hard you will need a heavier spine and vice versa. Nine pounds worked the best for me with just a sharpened foreshaft............no point. There's a really good PDF file....I will try to look for it and let you know

Jon

keef:
 I think that this link will provide pretty much all the information you will need .

http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/forums/24

The friendliest folk around, and they'll give you all the help they can.

Keith

straightarrow:
Here is a great link for construction of atlatl darts

http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/dartmaking.pdf

jon

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