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Offline mcginnis6010

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Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« on: September 13, 2013, 09:16:30 pm »
Well heres an atlatl made of cherry with a snakeskin and with a leather and hemp handle wrap. All i need to do is put an antler point on and a leather thong to go around the wrist so it doesn't accidentally get thrown and its finished.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2013, 09:32:34 pm »
Snakeskin backed atlatl?  Waaay cool! 

Didja sinew it first?   ;D
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2013, 10:12:25 pm »
No i didnt sinew it because of two reasons: one is i dont have anymore sinew and second i didnt know if it would make any difference or not.
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Offline JW_Halverson

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2013, 10:16:31 pm »
Can't wait to see it finished and a couple of darts with it!  Love your work, McGinnis!
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished
« Reply #4 on: September 13, 2013, 10:24:00 pm »
Thanks JW, i have bamboo i can use for darts but im gonna try some autumn olive branches as the grow fairly straight and usually aren't too large of a diameter. Ive often wondered if they would make good useable arrows or darts so i cut some last winter and think im gonna try to give them a go.
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2013, 09:57:23 pm »
Just finished her up today still no dart yet im afraid. Ill get to the darts when i have more free time.
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Offline mcginnis6010

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« Reply #6 on: September 14, 2013, 09:58:20 pm »
Another pic
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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2013, 05:41:20 pm »
Looks awesome with that skin on there.  I hope your spur is angled enough to keep a dart on the thrower.  That's a great idea w/ the skin, I'd like to try that myself.  Thanks for the idea!!  ;) dp
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Offline TimPotter

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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« Reply #8 on: October 07, 2013, 09:43:55 am »
Looking very good to me.
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Re: Atlatl alslmost finished ( Its finished)
« Reply #9 on: October 09, 2013, 08:29:49 pm »
Thanks guys, i havent gotten started on the darts yet as i been busy hunting and getting ready for the trapping season. Trapping season is the busiest time of year for me but i love it.
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