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Just made some Atlatls
Sep 2nd, 2023 at 11:41pm
 
Hello,

I made my first two atlatls today. So far I only have one dart, though, and it is short, stiff, and bent. In the near future I hope to make more (and better) darts.
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Once, Toivo and Eino were building a house, but as Toivo worked, he would occasionally throw a nail over his shoulder. When Eino asked why he was being so wasteful, he said, “The heads are on the wrong side!” Eino looked at him and said, “You dummy, those are for the other side of the house!”
 
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Re: Just made some Atlatls
Reply #1 - Sep 5th, 2023 at 11:30pm
 
I got some 4' by 3/8" dowels at the hardware store the other day, and with simple duct-tape fletching they made great practice darts. Sadly there were no 6' by 1/2" dowels, so I am splicing some 4' and 2' sections together.

I used this site for reference: http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/index.htm.
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Once, Toivo and Eino were building a house, but as Toivo worked, he would occasionally throw a nail over his shoulder. When Eino asked why he was being so wasteful, he said, “The heads are on the wrong side!” Eino looked at him and said, “You dummy, those are for the other side of the house!”
 
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Re: Just made some Atlatls
Reply #2 - Sep 5th, 2023 at 11:47pm
 
Here's a picture of the 4' darts.
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Once, Toivo and Eino were building a house, but as Toivo worked, he would occasionally throw a nail over his shoulder. When Eino asked why he was being so wasteful, he said, “The heads are on the wrong side!” Eino looked at him and said, “You dummy, those are for the other side of the house!”
 
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Re: Just made some Atlatls
Reply #3 - Sep 6th, 2023 at 10:28am
 
6' darts.
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Once, Toivo and Eino were building a house, but as Toivo worked, he would occasionally throw a nail over his shoulder. When Eino asked why he was being so wasteful, he said, “The heads are on the wrong side!” Eino looked at him and said, “You dummy, those are for the other side of the house!”
 
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Re: Just made some Atlatls
Reply #4 - Sep 6th, 2023 at 8:11pm
 
Looks good!  There's some guys here who have worked with atlatls before.  I'm not one of them.  I've wanted to for a while but never found the time.
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