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Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: finefirewood on October 22, 2013, 11:32:19 am

Title: New Atlatl
Post by: finefirewood on October 22, 2013, 11:32:19 am

Just started this atlatl. Found a limb with interesting twist due to a vine growing around it and had to get it! It's a little short (about 16" usable from spur to end), but I couldn't pass it up. The vine pretty much killed the limb, but it's not cracked.

I plan to carve the spur into antlers leading into a deer skull at the back end since there is so much mass back there. Hopefully it will come out like I see it in my head! I'll update the progress as I can get to it.

Thanks for looking.

Title: Re: New Atlatl
Post by: NeolithicMan on October 24, 2013, 11:02:33 pm

Very good choice for an interesting, mostly made atlatl. cant wait to see it all finished!

Title: Re: New Atlatl
Post by: criveraville on October 24, 2013, 11:50:43 pm

I'm watching this!  ;)

Cipriano

Title: Re: New Atlatl
Post by: finefirewood on October 25, 2013, 09:16:39 am

Haven't had a chance to do much with it yet, but I know I'm going to have to use carving burrs to get it roughed out. I tried using a knife, but it's too hard. I'm not sure what type of wood it is, but because it's dry, it's like a rock! Not primitive, but I'm sure Dremel would have been a big business back then if they existed! Hopefully I'll be able to get to it this weekend and provide some progress pics.

Thanks.

Title: Re: New Atlatl
Post by: CherokeeKC on November 02, 2013, 11:17:15 pm

Awesome piece of wood!  Cant wait to see what you come up with!!

Title: Re: New Atlatl
Post by: PrimitiveTim on January 09, 2014, 10:44:51 am

I was hoping to see this finished