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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	lakota war lance Jul 16^th, 2009 at 7:46pm i got 4 pics lol so hang on heres the buisness end of it. one foot of iron lashed to the shaft with rawhide
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #1 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 7:48pm heres a larger veiw of the end . with a beaver fur wrap
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #2 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 7:51pm heres the middle of the shaft . with some crow feather drops
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #3 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 7:52pm and heres the heart and soul of the spear. the "medicine" a crow foot lol
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slinger87 Funditor Offline I bet I can throw a rock farther then you can! Posts: 731 MI Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #4 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 8:58pm they look great! I've been wanting to make a spear but my mom wont let me.
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slingbadger Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Don't Badger a Badger Posts: 3220 Akron NY Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #5 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 9:29pm Nice. Have you tried it, or is it just for looking??
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #6 - Jul 16^th, 2009 at 11:43pm nah i havent ran anything through with it lol. they arent realy for throwing, since most were 8-10 foot. they were used from horseback
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Camo-sling Interfector Viris Spurii Offline Forge your own path. Posts: 1419 Australia Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #7 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 2:43am great lance aztec! how long did they take to make? a day?
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #8 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 4:09am once i had everything i need for it it didnt take no time at all just a few hours of enjoyable work by the way the rawhide came from of of those dog chew bones. just soak it in water over night and itll untwist .then you can cut it or do whatever you need to do.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #9 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 5:11am smart looking thing. what wood is the shaft made from ?
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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #10 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 11:42am cool! love the crows foot.
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aztec Funditor Offline Slinging Rocks! Posts: 858 Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #11 - Jul 17^th, 2009 at 8:22pm the shaft is poplar. not very strong but i got it from lowes so it was easy to obtain .that was my trade off lol
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Paleoarts Interfector Viris Spurii Offline it don't mean a thing if you aint got that sling! Posts: 1993 oceanside, CA Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #12 - Jul 20^th, 2009 at 11:47am i like poplar! it's soft but strong and has a beautiful grain. i use douglas fir for most of my shafts. it's a soft wood also but flexible and strong as hell.
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Reply #13 - Sep 22^nd, 2009 at 9:56pm

aztec wrote on Jul 17^th, 2009 at 4:09am:

once i had everything i need for it it didnt take no time at all

just a few hours of enjoyable work

by the way the rawhide came from of of those dog chew bones. just soak it in water over night and itll untwist .then you can cut it or do whatever you need to do.

never thought to try that..... now i will. ty

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dork Funditor Offline I feel Smurfy when I'm smurfing!!!! You too? Posts: 995 In Beautiful Wisconsin Gender:	Re: lakota war lance Reply #14 - Sep 22^nd, 2009 at 11:00pm That is a beautiful weapon of death. Nice work!
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