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I think in some areas the shaft would be the hardest thing to produce. I've looked pretty extensivly in Alberta and can't find anything that's 1/2"-3/4" in diameter and 5 or 6 feet long. I assume paleo man must have gotten something decent and scraped it down. That's a lotta work.

I wonder if the other alternative would be to use a heavy spear with an atlatl and just get closer?


I believe they might have resorted to " Splicing " together smaller pieces.

I.E.:
http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/splice.htm

Dart Construction:
http://www.thudscave.com/npaa/darts/index.htm

I also read somewhere ( ? ), the Inuit Tribes, used shorter & thicker ( Harpoon ? ) type, due to the shortage of quality woods/materials.



Just another informational link:
http://www.thunderbirdatlatl.com/?page_id=81

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