https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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
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"Poor widdle Wudy...mentally ill, lies constantly, doesnt know who he is, or even what gender "he" is.

No more pathetic creature has ever walked the earth. But...he is locked into a mental hospital for the safety of the public.

Which is a very good thing."

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On 2/16/2019 1:40 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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
__


Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 2/16/2019 1:40 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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
__


Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .

Where can I find a decent chunk of this..round..or big enough to turn
round?
__

"Poor widdle Wudy...mentally ill, lies constantly, doesnt know who he is, or even what gender "he" is.

No more pathetic creature has ever walked the earth. But...he is locked into a mental hospital for the safety of the public.

Which is a very good thing."

Asun rauhassa, valmistaudun sotaan.


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On 2/16/2019 2:39 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 2/16/2019 1:40 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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
__


Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .
Where can I find a decent chunk of this..round..or big enough to turn
round?
__

Â*In your neck o' the woods , I don't know . In my neck o' the woods
about 5 miles north on SR9 on the left alongside the road . You might
try a business that caters to specialized woods for exotic projects .
Where you are you might try for a chunk of lemon wood . Actually ,
hickory is also a decent choice , as long as the grain is straight and
knot-free .

--
Snag
Yes , I'm old
and crochety - and armed .
Get outta my woods !

On 2/16/2019 2:39 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

On 2/16/2019 1:40 PM, Gunner Asch wrote:
https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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
__


Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .

Where can I find a decent chunk of this..round..or big enough to turn
round?
__

I'd go for Hickory. Osage Orange is a hard dense wood but unless you've had some
experience with it I wouldn't advise for a first time project. YMMV

"Gunner Asch" wrote in message
...
https://www.facebook.com/Celts.Royal...5525176572271/

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."

On Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 12:39:34 PM UTC-8, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .

Where can I find a decent chunk of this..round..or big enough to turn
round?

And, you'll also want an atlatl, probably lighter wood with a fork or knot in it.
You'll have to carve it from a green limb.

On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 19:41:38 -0800 (PST), whit3rd
wrote:

On Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 12:39:34 PM UTC-8, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2019 14:13:26 -0600, Terry Coombs
wrote:

Osage orange aka bodock , bois d'arc , and probably a couple more names
I can't remember .

Where can I find a decent chunk of this..round..or big enough to turn
round?

And, you'll also want an atlatl, probably lighter wood with a fork or knot in it.
You'll have to carve it from a green limb.

Ive actually played with an atal atal. Couldnt hit **** with it...yet
both of my buddies were hitting a hay bail within an hour of being
shown how to do it. Hell..I SHOWED em how to do it. And I still
couldnt get it to fly anywhere close to the direction I wanted it to
go....sigh.

Maybe I should try it again.....
__

"Poor widdle Wudy...mentally ill, lies constantly, doesnt know who he is, or even what gender "he" is.

No more pathetic creature has ever walked the earth. But...he is locked into a mental hospital for the safety of the public.

Which is a very good thing."

Asun rauhassa, valmistaudun sotaan.


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