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Atlatl questions
Bowbound:
I like my darts to be man tall, so generally about 6 foot and with a 7lb spine(i like mine nearer 10lbs, but thats personal preference) . You're best just to play around with darts and atlatls till you get what you want, thats how i did it.
fireman_3311:
I've got some rivercane that I've been wanting to splice together, and try to kill some fish with...Anyone ever try it???
GlassKnapper:
I have never tried it myself, but i have seen many people fishing setups on Paleoplanet.net in the atlatl section. Lots of past cultures used the atlat for just such a purpose. Hope you find osme good info!
--Glass
nugget:
fireman_3311 I have 3 darts that I have made from splicing rivercane. They fly very good. I have never tried fishing with them. I made them each a little different.I spliced some at the small end and some at the fatter end. 1 is not even spliced, I put the small end of 1 piece down inside of the larger end of the other. I wrapped all of them with wet rawhide and lashed them together with sinew or cordage.
TJ
Idaho Longbow:
I am going to start off a bit high tech. I have an arrow shaft maker that is willing to humor me, and run me some 11/32" X six foot or a bit longer shafting to experiment with. Does hickory look like a suitable wood? Is there a better scale than the height of the user to start with? I got long arms, 22" atlatl.
Thanks for the advice,
Rich
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