How to Make a Cheap Blowgun

This instructable will demonstrate how to build a blowgun, blow darts and a quiver using only a curtain rod and various other household items.


This is my first instructable, so bear with me

Step 1: Materials

Materials
- Small curtain rod (the kind used in doorways)
- Duct tape (of course)
- Drinking straws
- Toothpicks
- Modeling clay
- Film canister (filled halfway with modeling clay)

- Dremel (hacksaw will work)
- Scissors

Comments

[kruser495]

hey i just made my own kind of dart. it is great. it would be mainly used for hunting mice. anything bigger and it wouldnt kill it. these are good darts that penitrate or stick into anything but metal and brick. they dont get dull so you can shoot them as many time as you want just dont shoot it at anything it wont stick into or it will break if u want me to tell u how to make them i will post them in like ten minutes but i dont have any pics sorry. plz comment.

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post

[akinich]

hey send me this dart instructions thanks

[kruser495]

no.

[KyleKnex]

post

[thomas46]

PLZ MAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thank u 4 ur time :p

[yellow elephant]

kruser495, where is your dart? tell me plz.

[yellow elephant]

where is your instructable kruzer?

[TheMadScientist]

i know its a bit old, but why not use bamboo skewers? just filter them for straightness.

[Name goes Here]

Anyone know any material i could use as the "barrel" cause i cant use sharp objects and i dont think siccors will cut metal

[3500]

go to home depot. in one section they should have 3 foot metal steel tubing with a 1 cm diameter. its the perfect barrel.

[Mythbuster009]

You could get a long cardboard tube, like the ones found in giftwrap.

[mrelement]

thats sucks big

[ol987986]

why not just get a maccy d's straw and blow chewed up paper thru it?

[Dr.Big]

i got oss for bringing these to school ( out of school suspension OSS.)

[benlee1114]

couldn't u just use paper clips, staplers or needles or sumthing? by the way its nice! :D :P

[defan]

brilliant site but don't now how to use it (please tell me how to use it)

[kablamo]

it took me about 5 min. to make it. and it very effective :D gj

[ichipoodle]

Gmastefluffy, i do agree with you. There are way too many blowgun instructables. HOWEVER, that being said, at least have the decency to acknowledge Corteztheflame's efforts for putting up this fine instructable ( i really do like it )

[kibbler]

How could you? Blowguns are silent, powerful, and lethal. Do you like to hurt people? Then use a poison dart.

[nkk07]

theres too many knex guns too 99999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 ar really baaad

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yep

[halogirl]

thats a lot :)

[grut125]

it probly would be better to use a small width pvc pipe instead of a flimsy stray

[Arianovan]

You and I both use a dremal tool, coolio.

[Arianovan]

This is actually quite ingenious. Nice job

[Hunterman641]

sweeeeeeet

[yellow elephant]

i use a sonic's straw because they are big.

[casvandegoor]

looks good

[silentdeath]

i may try this for my science project

[lukeRAMBO]

ive built the same thing ages ago and i used it at school with soft datrs to shoot my friends pretty slick

[Gmastefluffy]

Im sorry , is anyone else sick of blow gun instructables?

[--Thatguy--]

this is better than urs oko, i kno from look that ur quiver isnt that good and putty would hold better than sponge, ur too full of urself

[okoshima]

my quiver is better, also the darts suck, and the blowgun sucks, use pvc pipe and about 4/5 feet of it. darts with toothpic tips come on they will last 2/3 shots tops, there are better on here

[Corteztheflame]

I tried your sponge method, and the darts kept falling out

[Corteztheflame]

the first dart i made has lasted at least 100 shots

[Weissensteinburg]

Maybe you should read the little red/pink box under the comment box again?

[Weissensteinburg]

That is..SO COOL How long is the rod you used?

[Corteztheflame]

About a foot long

[Weissensteinburg]

That's it? Im defnitly trying this.