"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
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Now Ive got the bug to build a hunting spear.

What is the best wood to use for the shaft? It needs to be not real
springy, tough, not brittle.

Ash? Hickory? What others will be good for a minimum 6' long shaft
at
least 1 1/4" in diameter?

Gunner

I'd start with pine so you haven't lost much when a bad practice throw
breaks it. I made a javelin to practice with when I was on the high
school track team. Tapering and rounding the ends took a lot of
careful hand work, and throwing both hard and straight isn't easy.

You could modify a Warren hoe:
https://www.lowes.com/pd/True-Temper...n-Hoe/50223309

These expertly made ancient spears were spruce and pine:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sch%C3%B6ningen_spears
"They have been worked very thoroughly and are evidence of highly
developed technological skills and of a workmanlike tradition....In
their throwing qualities, the Schöningen Spears are equal to modern
tournament javelins."