Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: swamp monkey on March 24, 2012, 12:26:15 am
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This atlatl replica is based off a find near Susanville California. It was a 29" piece of willow that had a spur and two indentations where the fingers would insert into finger loops. The loops and binding were not found with the atlatl shaft. This is a faithful reproduction of the wood. Hot coals were used to burn out the spur. That did not work EXACTLY like I hoped. I burned a little more off the sides than I meant to and burned off some of the spur. Learned a little something about coal size and blowing.
Thanks for looking.
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Do you have a link or reference to the finding of this original?
I am From the Susanville area,and had not heard of this find.
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Sorry, for the delay. I got really busy, really fast.
The answer to your question about the source is an American Antiquity article by Franklin Fenenga and Robert F. Heizer. 1941. Page134 -143. The article is entitled The origin and Authenticity of an atlatl and an atlatl dart from Lassen County, California. The article has the specs for a willow atlatl, and the dart remnant.
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That's just too cool!