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5 minute shoehorn atlatl
So, I was at the New Balance store today, and I saw this sitting on a shelf:I said "Whoa! An atlatl!" And the store clerk looked at me like I was nuts and said, "Uh, that's actually a shoehorn." To...
View ArticleSurvey question for paper
Hey all, I've got a big question. I'm doing a paper titled "Ancient Technology and Modern Hunting" for an anthropology class. Getting to the final section, I finally decided on a good survey question...
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Atlatl dart foreshaft hairsticks
Sheer genius idea by some guy on Etsy. I had to buy some of these. He makes hairsticks that look like atlatl dart foreshafts, using different paleo point styles. I got a Solutrean one, couldn't pass...
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Christmas Gift for my Niece
I was working on an atlatl for a friend for Christmas, and my niece, who turns five next month, caught me doing it and demanded that I make an atlatl for her too. I figured I wouldn't be any kind of...
View ArticleDrilling a geniculate
I'm drilling a geniculate bannerstone and hope to post videos as I go along. I started this geniculate in 2009but decided not to finish it until I got over my prostate problems. Things are MUCH better...
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New Year, New Atlatls! (photo heavy)
my first throwers of 2013... the first three on the left represent a new design for me. it's a hammer grip that incorporates the flexible blade like body and quick loading dart channel of many of my...
View ArticleThought you folks might get a kick out of this ebay listing
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mammoth-Head-Atlatl-/130828198883?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1e75f7e3e3I don't really have anything to say about it...I think it, um. You know, speaks for itself.
View ArticleUp or Down?
as we all know, natural darts shaft materials will always flex in a favored direction. i align my first fletching along this axis and always present this upwards when throwing. i'm convinced that this...
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Straightening wood with steam
I normally straighten my dart shafts with fire, i.e. dry heat-but recently I've been doing a lot of experiments with axe hafting, and that necessitated the use of wet heat. Getting tired of just...
View ArticleValley of Fire is right around the corner!
Just ~2.5 months til Valley of Fire! Last night I got to thinking about how VOF is almost upon us, and got to searching the forum for old picture threads of people enjoying the event. I imagine many...
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Earliest atlatls on TV that I'm yet aware of
These copies of the Aztec atlatl in the British Museum collection were featured on "Dr. Who and the Aztecs", which was released in 1964. When I first saw them sitting on a table in an establishing...
View ArticlePlease send me atlatl media, for Worldatlatl.org!
Hey folks,I have recently become the new webmaster for the World Atlatl Association, and will be completely redesigning our website at Worldatlatl.org. I would like member submissions of photographs...
View ArticleAtlatl Rattle host on TV.
Ray Turner, host of the popular Green Flats Atlatl Rattle in NY and commercial eel fisherman, will be on the Cooking Channel Thursday at 8PM EST and other times. Even if you don't know him, if just a...
View ArticleBeginners info
So, I've made myself a few slings, working on my 2nd bow, so now I think I want to try my hand at an atlatl. Where do you guys and gals reccomend to find info for someone who knows next to nothing...
View Article6th Annual Archeolymipcs
He's gonna have to compete in the skilled division next year.Read More
View ArticleFun with fingerloops!
These loops are held together with a baseball stitch, and have, at their center a projection which encircles and grips the constriction for the fingers. This leather is then brought together on the...
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my ideal spokesperson
" I don't always hunt with primitive weapons. But, when I do, I prefer the atlatl."
View ArticleWear patterns, patination? Do you have really old grimy atlatls you've been...
I'm wondering if anyone here has any atlatls they've been using for years, decades etc which have developed use wear or polish from prolonged skin contact with the handle? If so, and you wouldn't...
View ArticleReally weird woodworking injuries
So lately I've started wearing safety glasses while working on my crafts. Here's a list of some weird injuries I've received while collecting wood for atlatls and making atlatls.-Numerous cuts on...
View ArticleUK Primitive Gathering May 2013
Just in case any one missed it where it is posted in the event section the UK prehistoric archery and atlatl society are holding a primitive gathering in May this year.Link is Read More
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