As one of mankind\'s oldest weapons, there is something about the atlatl that just feels right.
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During this time, he made many attempts at Building knives and spears, and occassionally steel arrowheads.
At the age of 14, and with his father\'s help, Nicholas began his own business crafting and marketing handmade Koa wood pens.
Nicholas had a love of archery as a child and his father bought him his first bow, a lil\' Banshee compound when he was ten.
His father, a now-retired jeweler and former president of the Hawaii Jeweler\'s Association, encouraged his meandering interests in making things.
His very first bow was made at the age of five from steel coat-hangers that had been straightened and taped together with a rubber-band string.
As a young child, he would occupy his free time by making his own toys from assorted houshold items, often causing messes and minor chaos. - Make your own atlatl Darts including solid Darts and ones that can be broken down for storage and travel, as well as your own simple homemade Target points About the Author: Nicholas Ikaika Tomihama was raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Also learn how to taper pipes with heat to create very flexible and forgiving atlatls. - Learn how to shape and form PVC Pipe with heat to create a variety of extra features. - Build four different styles of atlatl ranging from simple to complex and learn how to customize each one to fit you.
PVC Atlatls can be built quickly and can be easily adjusted and tuned to fit you and your throwing style.
With a unique blend of properties, PVC plumbing Pipe offers both the experienced and novice atlatlist the opportunity to build solid and dependable Atlatls without previous experience.
With over 200 black and white pictures, Darts on Target shows you how to build your own atlatl using PVC Pipe and other materials common to our modern world.
Whether on the river, in the woods or even in your own backyard, throwing with an atlatl can be fun and rewarding for all ages.
As one of mankind\'s oldest weapons, there is something about the atlatl that just feels right
