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My first Atlatl and Dart
Hawkdancer:
Wagh!! I'm full of questions tonight😂 BJ, how long did you make the fore shaft, and how is it secured to the main? How is the point secured? Sinew and pitch? What are the specs on the point?
I like that, hopefully you can name it "Deerslayer" (AT)!
Hawkdancer
bjrogg:
Hawkdancer I'm not by dart right now but I think fore shaft was about 9" long. First I sinew wrap end of main shaft and let dry. Then I drilled a smaller diameter hole in main shaft. If I remember right I then use the tang for handle on my rasp to ream a tappered hole in mainshaft. Then I used file to tapper fore shaft. I halvted point with pine pitch glue and wrapped with sinew. The point is from a old circular saw blade. I cut it out with a cut off wheel in my angle grinder then sharpened with grinder and file. It's not super hard steel a file will slowly cut it. I think it's probably about 6" x 1 /3/4" I never really measured it just made what I thought looked right.
Bjrogg
High-Desert:
That dart is is quite a projectile. Nice lookin art work. The point looks pretty darn vicisious. It's great to see these atlatl and darts in here. They inspired me to finally attempt some darts and give a go st throwing.
Eric
bjrogg:
Thanks high desert 🌵 I'm kinda surprised there aren't more Atlatl post on here. We have a black powder section but no Atlatl. I'm really kinda doubting I'll ever hunt with mine but I still am very interested in them. This is probably as close as I'll get to Hunting with one (AT) 🐘
Bjrogg
Hawkdancer:
Thanks, BJ,
I will have to try that method. I will try to post a pic of my dart rest this weekend.
Hawkdancer
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