Who here uses one-piece hardwood darts?
Hey everyone, I recently ordered a Veritas dowel cutter and ran about 6 wood slats through it (5/8" square, 7' long) including a couple pine, ash, and one oak dart. And for the record, the thing works...
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I want that tool too! Heavy darts aren't awful, it is just strenuous work to do a lot of throwing with them if you are not strong enough. I believe tuning them well is more important than their...
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I use single piece 1/2'' diameter 6' ash darts that weigh 5 1/2 oz. They work really well and are actually my favorites. You get alot of penetration because of the weight. I've never tried scarfed...
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What is the final diameter of your dowels? 5/8" is quite large, 1/2" is more normal. Also, whole stems taper naturally and the thick end gets used for the point so the tail end is lighter and more...
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Most of the Europeans are using single piece wood or cane spear/darts. They can't use aluminum or carbon at their atlatl events. I now prefer two piece spear/darts with a scarf and tube joint. Lots of...
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Hey, thanks for all the input guys! David Morningstar, my darts are 1/2", I just have to get them down to 5/8" before I can run them thru the 1/2" dowel cutter. Well, I did make those points you...
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Jcougar has been making some long, one-piece wood darts using dowel cutters. http://paleoplanet69529.yuku.com/topic/20572 And later I think he cut up some of the oak darts because they were too stiff,...
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I'd love to use hardwood darts but can't find any suppliers. Due to the recent interest in warbows there are quite a few commercially available field piles avaialble in 1/2" sizes now. I just bought...
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I used Thunderbird Atlatl wood shafts for years, starting with black cherry (they worked, were pretty, but snapped rather easy). Also used ash and maple. Finally settled on 1pc. 6' maple, sanded down...
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I use one piece hard wood darts with great results. I make my 7 foot darts 9/16th inch in diameter usually from ash. My 6 foot darts are 1/2 inch. It takes skill and strength to use wood darts well...
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I have several of Bob's 7' ash darts. They are heavy, but fly well and accurately. The penetration is outstanding. Being used to lighter cane and bamboo darts, it took a little time to get used to...
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Yea, that's true Tom. I've found a lot of shaft material growing out of cut stumps in the woods. Especially in selective cut areas, where there are other trees still around to block the light, shoots...
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i was out hunting yesterday and the whole time i was in the woods i was looking for dart materials. i found at least 20 saplings that were about 5/8 at the bottom and only slightly less than a half at...
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