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Lion Killer Spear

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4dog:
bet he wore the jockstrap backwards...you know...to catch the mess.

Dalton Knapper:
Nice Spear! I don't know if I would trust cane/bamboo to the weight of a charging lion, but I think it would be great for most game. Nice workmanship.

Zuma:
Thank you all for your comments. Members here really do Rock. lol

Besides cork guns and sling shots my understanding of ballistics
was minimal as a kid.
My dad and grandad would drink whiskey and reload cartridges
they had shot.
I was impressed that they measured the shot and power with a scale
 and used molds for rifle bullets they melted on  the stove, trimming
 them to a tee. Muzzle velocity, psi , trajectory, clad, ball and hollow
point were words and meanings I learned. For some reason I gravitated
 to the bow as a youth.
I guess just because it was something I could afford.
I read and joined clubs to feed my addiction. I had not yet understood the totality of physics. Which is simply put, UP, DOWN, LEFT, RIGHT and Hot Cold.
When I thought I understood, I tried to follow the trail of ballistics backwards.
How exciting! How respectful I became when considering the plight of my ancestors. Not just mine but you-alls as well.
Reverence is the only word.
Zuma

swamp yeti:
I believe it would do the job.

Zuma:
I am really not unhappy with the choice of bamboo for the shaft.
First thing I like is that it is light weight allowing better control.
I plugged the section where the point is hafted with a solid wood dowel.
The base of the point is buttressed against it.
The stem is concave like a Perkiomen. I tapered the shaft to fit it.
The sinew actually squeezes tight the bamboo and captures the stem from the shoulders to the expanding base. Testing the bamboo with heavy powerful carp
will not be the same as a big cat but it's a start.  Perhaps a large wild boar
would be a better test of the shaft's durability.

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