Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Cave Men only "Oooga Booga" => Topic started by: Jacob1 on September 08, 2020, 05:56:50 pm
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The main body is red oak spur is ziricote and leather loops are just random scraps I had any constructive criticism is appreciated .
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That's nice. Will you post a pic of the spur and the loops?
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Nice work! That should cast a dart pretty well! Some close ups would be cool!
Hawkdancer
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Here it is
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Sorry keeps messing up
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nice work. I haven't tried the basketmaker grip, are you throwing very heavy darts?
you should show pics of your darts. how do they fly?
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There not very heavy they are actually pretty light it’s just a bamboo garden stake that was more solid than the others like no chunks missing and I had screw in 100 grain target points for carbon arrows and then duct tape fletching
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Also just made a basket maker style just cause I looked up atlatl designs and it looked pretty interesting so I made it (AT)
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You may want to try a longer, heavier dart, about as long as you are tall, or a bit shorter, and about the diameter of your little finger. It isn't rocket science, just whatever works! But throwing is fun and getting good is more fun! Start close, maybe 7 - 10 yards or so! I was able to afford more darts as I thought cast, chase, cast, chase was a bit slow! Hopefully, there will be more time for the throwing and shooting as we get more settled in! You may need to straighten your darts once n a while, too.
Hawkdancer
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They are the same relative height as me also where is a good place to get atlatl dart shafts
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If I recall, the basketmaker is for lighter darts like you are throwing if they are as long as you are tall. Some of the target guys like seven foot darts, but I find six foot work well enough for me. I started throwing with a eskimo spear thrower style and still throw with more of a grip on the thrower than the "flip" you get with the double leather loops. To each there own I guess. Actually, I don't think the throwers matter much, most of your effort should be in tuning the darts.
bamboo garden stakes seem like a pretty good way to go. most of my darts are cut from a 2x4 with a table saw and tapered with a thumb plane. If you can find some 1/2" OD tubing, it makes good tips.
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I used bamboo garden stakes for mine