Truck Update

I added a bed to the truck.  It was hard to find the right compromise between sturdy, light weight, and folding flush to the wall.  Detailed photos on the Gypsy truck page.

Finished Atlatl (a.k.a. spearthrower)

My new Basketmaker-style atlatl.  I used it without a weight for a few weeks and it was adequate but the addition of this small weight seems to make a real difference in power, especially with a larger dart.

The weight is a hard argilite from Arizona.  Attached with pine-pitch glue and lashed with sinew coated in hide glue.  The wood is Osage orange and finger loops are brain-tanned leather over rawhide.

The photos aren’t the greatest in the dawn light.