How to Make a Bamboo Atlatl Dart (Cane Dart Tutorial Part 1)

Описание: How to make an atlatl dart out of bamboo or river cane. Bob Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl and Charlie Bracken of FlintknappingTools.com explain where to find the bamboo / cane, how to dry and season the shaft, heat straightening, sanding / shaving / buffing the shaft, and making the knock dimple. Bob uses Japanese arrow cane for this tutorial.

Part Two of this video: How to Make Conical Copper Points -    • How to Make Copper Dart Points (Cane Dart ...  

Part Three of this video: Make an ATLATL in 15 minutes from a palm frond - Coming Soon

Thunderbird Atlatl - http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com

Flintknapping Tools - http://www.flintknappingtools.com

0:00 Introduction - Making Cane Darts out of Japanese Arrow Cane
1:07 Where to find bamboo and river cane & what kind of cane to use03:32 Straightening the dart shaft (with heat treatment and bending)10:08 Drilling holes to prevent steam popping10:44 Straightening Continued
13:12 Comparison of raw shaft versus straightened shaft
13:34 Filing leaf bumps down
15:00 Shaving outer skin off with cane with knife
17:12 Finding the balancing point of the atlatl dart
19:10 Charlie discusses some alternate techniques for making cane darts
21:02 Sanding cane shaft with sandpaper
23:10 Buffing shaft with steel wool
23:53 Touch-up Straightening (third round of heat straightening)
25:44 Reinforcing the knock dimple with silk fiber and hide glue
27:52 Carving the knock dimple
28:34 TO BE CONTINUED IN NEXT VIDEO - CONICAL COPPER POINTS

Filmed & Edited by Pete Berg http://www.peteberg.net