Atlatl

[Tartar Horde]

(8 September 2013, 09:57)Nottingham Atlatl Wrote: Hi,
They are definitely a formidable bit of weaponry and greatly underrated! And in the right hands with a bit of practice - pin point accurate over both short and medium/long distances.
I do sell them, and the darts (that's my website up at the top of the thread), but I am more than happy to offer as much help as you need to those who want to make their own! Just drop me a message joe@nottinghamatlatl.com
There is an art to making them, and a big difference between a stick with a spur, and one that has been crafted with skill - saying that, there is also great satisfaction when you launch your own dart from your own atlatl.
For those that don't want to make one from scratch - I do offer kits with everything in them that require minimal work to assemble eg, the atlatl shaft will just require the final sanding and coating, the handle binding or carving, the spur drilling in or binding on - I can custom a package like that for you pretty much to suit any of your needs, at a price that you're happy with. Hope that helps!!
Awesome site by the way - some really great info!

Excellent piece of kit there Mr Atlatl, I'd love to do some experimental Archaeology regarding different points and their penetrative abilities, have you done any research in this field? and if so what are your findings? I'd be very interested to see your darts fitted with Clovis style points. Testing the Atlatl alongside a Palaeolithic bow would be interesting, not from the point of which is better, but rather to understand the environment each is designed for.