Home made maquahuitl (or Aztec Sword)

Edwin and Randy, I REALLY wish we lived near each other, what fun it would be. ;-))

Very best regards

Robin
 
Edwood7 said:


I had never seen one. Very interesting. I wonder how much power it would add to the dart.
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Check it out. I cut and pasted this from the net.

"Because the atlatl is essentially a lever that doubles the length of the thrower's arm, it can easily deliver 200 times as much power and 6 times the range as a dart thrown like a traditional spear. Even with the increased mass of a normal spear, the atlatl-thrown dart clearly outpowers the spear."


R
 
church&son said:
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Edwood and Robin in a recent Canadian - Mexican Brotherhood run across America. This was taken in the mountains of 'Carolina. Robin is saying " Edwood run faster , I hear Banjo music"
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Hahaha That made my day.:D

It would be fun times Robin. Well I guess God would worry too much about the things we would cook up together. That’s why he put us in different countries.:cool:


I found another root ball. I’m thinking of making another war club. The wood on the spiked club I made is drying up nicely. That root ball is incredibly hard; I can only imagine how much damage the ball alone could do. I need to wait till Halloween to get a good sized pumpkin :o


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Maybe we could get a government contract to make "Weird Arms". Maybe not, but we can look forward to "after armageddon" ;-))

R
 
Aaaaaaggghhh. . .can't see the photos. . .and I was really looking forward to them when I saw the thread title. . .I like the ancien primitive cultures as well.
 
Edwood, I love your newest weapon. I bought my son an atlatl and six foot dart (2) for Christmas two years ago. It is amazing how far you can throw these darts. They have real hunting possibilities once you get your accuracy down. I first used one of these in Australia.

Howard
 
HandAxeProMan said:
Edwood, I love your newest weapon. I bought my son an atlatl and six foot dart (2) for Christmas two years ago. It is amazing how far you can throw these darts. They have real hunting possibilities once you get your accuracy down. I first used one of these in Australia.

Howard
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I have been experimenting with one. I haven’t gotten it down yet. I’m trying to make a short spear now. Something I could use on a hog. It’s a learning experience to say the least.
 
Great work,

Interesting to see how precolombian were able to adapt without mastering steel.
Also interesting the fact they never used the wheel.

Glass could be used as a proxy for obsidian or ceramics (I once deeply cut myself on broken ceramic pipe, was razor sharp)
 
Ravaillac said:
Great work,

Interesting to see how precolombian were able to adapt without mastering steel.
Also interesting the fact they never used the wheel.

Glass could be used as a proxy for obsidian or ceramics (I once deeply cut myself on broken ceramic pipe, was razor sharp)
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If I remember correctly Obsidian is the sharpest substance on earth with a potential of a 1 molecule edge. They make scapels out of it. Early peoples were the masters of their universe. We don't need no steeenking steel ;-))))

Best regards

Robin
 
I love obsidian. My knapped obsidian bladed knife is the sharpest I own. However, steeenking steel does have some uses. lol! I agree with the statement about early peoples being the masters of their universe.

Howard
 
Pipeman said:
If I remember correctly Obsidian is the sharpest substance on earth with a potential of a 1 molecule edge. They make scapels out of it. Early peoples were the masters of their universe. We don't need no steeenking steel ;-))))

Best regards

Robin
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I thought diamond was the absolute- obsidian next in line after it

Maybe not idk!
 
Nice maquahuitl! A cut from that would be just ugly. Regarding the atlatl, I've heard that its power wasn't just derived from the spearholder acting as a lever, but also from the dart itself. Atlatl darts were made to have quite a bit of flex. When you pushed the holder forward at speed, the holder pressed against the dart's fletched end while the dart's heavy tip resisted forward movement. The dart was forced to bend, and this compression made it throw itself out of the holder.

I'd love to try using an atlatl, but here in Ontario, the hunting is often done in thick brush. I don't think something that requires the exaggerated motions of an atlatl or javelin would work. I'm not sure, but I suspect the atlatl was used mostly in open spaces like plains and meadows.
 
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