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AncientArcher76:
River cane is good as well as muliflorose...not sure on the spelling its a thick very long pricker bush was used amongst the natives here in the northeast.  My suggestion would to have a shaft then a foreshaft, foreshaft could be a simple tree branch whittled down to fit in the end of the shaft. 

Pat B:
Ancient, multiflora rose is an introduced plant, planted by DNR officials as cover and food for wildlife...and has become an invasive exotic through out the Eastern(at least) US. There are other native rose species that were used for arrows historically.

criveraville:
Guys

I dug out a bamboo stake that is 70 inches long and a river cane that is 72 long.  Which is best for an atlatl?

Thanks,
Cipriano

Pat, that sounds pretty cool

Ifrit617:
Hey Cipriano,

I would go with either one, but personally like rivercane. Make sure it is only around 1/2 inch in diameter so that it flexes in flight. One way to "spine" a dart is to put the tip on the ground and push down on the top, until it bends. Do this while the dart is on a bathroom scale and the weight that it bends at should be around 4-6 pounds. hope this helps.

Jon

criveraville:
OK.  Thanks Jon.  How long and wide should the fletching be?  Should I put a forshaft on it?

Cipriano

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