The Atlatl spear how its made and used

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[mike]

thanks for watching you all God bless you

[notmyworld]

God bless you too, Mike. You inspire me. I have been learning the shepard's sling and the staff sling.

[johnholmes]

Great tomahawk shots. You are very skilled outdoorsman.
I need to build a target like that.
I boiled the chestnuts today. They were great with some honey fermented garlic. Not trapping yet.

[jamese]

Awesome my friend. I have never heard of or seen this before. Yes that sure could come in handy. God bless brother.

[tennesseesmoky]

Nice demonstration of some primitive weapons. I can see the spear being useful in taking large game. Love those hawk throws! Nothing better than a Mike Reed Outdoors tomahawk. Great balance and sharp enough to split hairs. Thanks for another interesting video. God bless and enjoy every day. - Tennessee Smoky

[terrymagiera]

Very cool Mr Reed another tool for the tool box God bless and stay safe brother

[MichaelR]

Good video Mike, thanks for sharing, God bless brother !

[terryw.milburn]

Never Tried 1 Of These, Thanks For The Demo On This Mike ! ATB T God Bless

[aksalaman]

Looks like your pretty deadly with both those tools. Keep up the good work.

[dennisstolte]

Good atlatl throwing Mike! Impressive groups for that distance. Ive been throwing for about 2 years but not as proficient as you. Im using 9’ river cane spears and a Osage orange thrower designed with the help of Ryan Gill one of the foremost experts on the atlatl. His YouTube channel is called Hunt Primitive. I think you would enjoy it.

[kleinjahr]

Atlatl is the throwing stick. If I remember correctly the term comes from Nahuatl, the language of the Aztecs. Using pvc for the dart and the atlatl is not a bad idea. Might be a bit better if you put a groove on the atlatl for the dart to rest on. Points for the dart can be as simple as a nail or a ground down bolt.

[outdoorvideoswithbrad]

I actually use to make simple ones as a teen, I’d just use a forked branch and break the one side down and make a point to hold the dart or stick I was throwing, I never used string maybe that’s why it wouldn’t work all the time, even as a teen me and my friends would find long strait sticks and throw them back and forth like a football haha unsharpen of course, I know it’s shorter range but I’d sooner use a spear, cool man you’re always up to something

[extrasmack]

Great video and demonstration, Mike. Where did you source your poly rod? What was it originally sold as? Thanks for all the information you provide us. Blessings to you and yours as well.

[UncleSasquatchOutdoors]

Good stuff. That's a nice shady spot to shoot and throw knifes and hawks.

[HarshmanHills]

knowing "old" skills will come in handy soon i fear

[NcScbeach]

Brother Mike I have no idea how to make this but I’d love to buy one from you.

[jimssurvival]

Wow thats really cool, never saw one before. See you can teach old dogs new tricks...lol
Where did you get your tomahawk? That's a really nice one. Thanks for sharing and stay safe

[vulpesvulpes]

Bless you, too. I enjoy experimental archeology. Now I’ll give you some history.

The atlatl is thought to be about 1.4 million years old. This is based upon stone points. No wooden parts survive. The bow is also about that same age. Also based upon points. Arrow points and dart points are quite different.

The epitome of the atlatl was with the Clovis culture about 6-12, 000 years ago in America. And the solutrean culture in Europe. The bow and arrow was a ranging weapon best suited to medium game. The atlatl was a close quarters “stopping” weapon used on very large game, like mastodon, at very close range. The dart was heavier than your using and the leverage of the thrower was used to obtain depth of penetration into the vital organs. Not range. The use of the atlatl declined with the loss of the mega fauna about 12, 000 years ago.

In the late 1400’s Spanish explorers found the basket-weaver people using the atlatl l for very small game in the southwest. The tools were much lighter, the points more like those from the bow. This is considered and anachronism of usage.

Today the atlatl is considered inferior to the bow for most purposes. It is neither as accurate, nor powerful nor stealthy as a bow. It’s use is mostly due to nostalgia rather than technical superiority. Unless you want to hunt elephants. Up close and personal.

Play hard. Be careful.

Fox out.