Schoningen spears
I saw a reference to these ancient weapons in another thread, and looked them up. It seems the initial claim was that these were javelins, they were 400,000 years old and they were made by Homo...
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check out wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schöningen_Spears No way to to say one way or the other but I have made these spruce javelins from green saplings. With a small finger strap around the...
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Fiddler, that's just fascinating. Thanks for posting those photos. The birch bark rocket fins are sheer genius.
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Fiddler ...interesting Wikipedia link ....Thanks for posting that . How did you find out about the finger loop deal on the spear? was it used historically or something you thought up from using a...
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Thanks Bill, Quills, the finger strap was used on Greek and Roman military javelins. I didn't know that till someone here on PP told me. It is amazing how much farther I can throw with it on the...
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Yes Kevin, they look like long brown sticks that have been buried for 300,000 years. cheers fiddler49
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Fiddler, I am still trying to figure out the wrap pattern you are using with the amentum. I would think you want it to rotate the spear then come free and remain in your fingers. Can you "'splain dis"?
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Bill, it stays with the spear. The spear will still rotate. You only put your finger tips in the loop plus keep the fingers straight, don't curl them. The two ends of the loop are wrapped in opposite...
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