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Come and represent the Uk at the world atlatl day competition http://spearthroweruk.blogspot.com/2012/03/throwers-wanted.html It was a real blast last year (we even ,somehow, beat the French!), you don't need to be any good or even have your own kit as we can provide you with some. The rules...

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post but, Thundirbird atlatl founder Bob Berg will be in the UK over the 16-17th of July. This is a great opportunity to meet an Atlatl legend and learn more about the modern use of the spearthrower. Mr Berg runs a very succesful atlatl shop and...

Everything you wanted to know about atlatl (spearthrowers) but were too afraid to ask…… There will be a spearthrowing event run by Phil Brown’s Badger Bushcraft in Kent. The event will be taking place in September on a date to be confirmed. More details can be found here...

I don;t bother with metal heads for my darts. However this is because I have been unable to find light enough points. I have experimented with medieval bodkins and native american trade points. If you have very stiff darts bodkins can be effective. Trade points work fine until you hit something...

the last of the year will be nov 17th again at oast farm. the emphasis will once agin be on the beginner and developing accuracy at close ranges Niall

It's pretty accurate but I do practice quite alot. The antler does add a bit of weight to the tip which would I suppose increase the power. Reindeer antler is suprisingly light and the mammoth is quite thin. However the thrower was definatley overpowering some of the darts which might call...

thanks! It throws pretty well but I think I made it a bit on the long side. It has plenty of whoomff and woould probably be good for hunting. I made a film of it which os on you tube. it's a real kick making these things. video of it in use http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJEZqH8UU7c

here is a replica of the mammoth ice age spearthrower from monsatruc. like the original it was made form reindeer antler. I found a nice piece of character birch (another Ice age species) and attached it with hide glue and reinderr backstrap sinew. [/URL][/IMG] here is a comparison shot...

pictures of previous events in france to give people an idea what may be happening californian "pinkie finger thrower" [/URL][/IMG] Basket maker thrown with a split grip style [/URL][/IMG] Ice age thrower being used by one of Europes best atlatl throwers Thomas Chavaux [/URL][/IMG]...

I saw an experiment done on just how far the murderer was from oetzi.they used a neolithic reproduction bow and arrow of about 50 pounds. They were shooting at a unweighted (as did we, I think this may have been a mistake as lots of energy was dispersed by the movement of the meat) side of pork...

you'll need LOTs of mozzie repelant and a good mozzie net or whatever if you are going to sleep out in your tarp. I like to head out to scandinavia in autumn as there is no real bug problem then. Niall

some of the snakes are poisnous but no more than an adder.Nothing much can harm you in shiki.:) There is a really poisnous snake on okinawa. you can buy a book on snakes from the bookstore above the station.

No my friend it sounds like it was one of those snapping turtles that some genius released into the wild in Japan a few years ago. Bad news, don't touch! Great snakes in Japan, are you fishing in the yanesegawa or tamagawa? Niall

hi john those big spiders do eat cockroaches they really are quite rare. My totally arachnaphobe friend lived with one because they eat the roaches up. To have cockroaches is not unusual at all. Admitting to it might be. I certainly don't want to sound like some jaded ex-pat but sometimes your...

get something called combato it's written in katakana if you can read that. they eat the poison and wander back into the nest and die. Their roach friends eat them then they all die...hooray! Combato really does work. There are sprays you can buy for the odd one who wanders in off the street. I...