Introduction: Two-Pronged Hunting Spear
In this Instructable, I am going to show you how to make a two-pronged hunting spear. This type of spear can be used for all sorts of smaller game, but is best for small aquatic animals such as frogs and fish.
Step 1: Materials-
The material you will need:
- knife
- cord or thick string, such as paracord
- long straight stick. (This can be as long as you want, I like around a 6 foot range)
- a few twigs cut to 1-2 inch lengths
Step 2:
Shave the larger end of the stick down to a chisel shape and then split the end with your knife.
Step 3:
Tie a piece of cord as tight as you possibly can around and around the stick directly below the split to prevent it from splitting further.
Step 4:
Horizontally jam the small twig into the slit to keep the two sides from coming back together. Them sharpen the two points.
Step 5:
Tie more cord as tightly as you can on both sides of the twig and since I used paracord, I burned the ends. Find a source of animals and Happy Hunting!
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26 Comments
8 years ago on Introduction
be VEWY VEWY quiet! i'm hunting terrorists!
Reply 5 years ago
Lol
Reply 8 years ago
you mean "tewwowists"
6 years ago
I love that too
7 years ago
I love the instructable even if anybody says it should be banned.
7 years ago
Erchan their is a be nice policy, so I wouldn't be saying that you should have weapons banned, they are needed, If the police had no weapons, would you be scared of them, or let them arrest you
Weapons are life, life revolves around weapons
7 years ago on Introduction
This is so cool! It could work without the split too! just sharpen the tip to a point and maybe wrap something like paracord around a certain area for a spear holding spot
8 years ago on Introduction
i made it and cant wait togo in my creek and get
8 years ago on Introduction
up
8 years ago on Introduction
wass
8 years ago on Introduction
Remember, killing animals is not a game!
Rappelle-toi, tuer des animaux n'est pas un jeu !
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Exactly. Not for "sport", only for practical reasons.
8 years ago on Introduction
I'm almost out of branches from my felled tree, but this looks like a good project.
8 years ago on Introduction
Cool Spear, might build it, if i'm losing my fishing rod :P
Could be cool to build one similar to this with some flexible wood. I'm guessing it's some kind of bone material they used here. Used by Inuits in Greenland :)
8 years ago on Introduction
May I make a suggestion; if you 'heat treat' the two prongs then they could be "hardened" and resist breakage when using the device for hunting!
Reply 8 years ago on Introduction
Best to do this with a hard wood, it resists burning and resins in the word harden in the fibers.
Your pole can also be thinner and lighter allowing for better throwing speeds.
Aboriginal tribes have been doing it for 1000's of years.
8 years ago on Introduction
nice !
8 years ago on Introduction
great... got my vote....
8 years ago on Introduction
Most Useful! Would fire-hardening the tips make it more better? Perhaps after cutting them sharp, but before adding the twigs and string?
8 years ago
Be sure to heat the points in a fire to harden them, otherwise you'll be resharpening them a lot.