How To Make Blow Darts

Blow darts are easy to make and all the materials can be found in your own home. These darts can travel a long distance with good penetration if constructed correctly.


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/> Blow darts are easy to make and all the materials can be found in your own
home. These
darts can travel a long distance with good penetration if
constructed correctly.

Materials needed:

A small piece of wood
A sewing machine needle
A spool of
thread
A couple nails
Hammer
Glue
Scissors

Hammer the two nails
about two inches apart on the board. Wrap the thread
tightly around the two nails. The number
of times the thread is wrapped
around the nails will determine the amount of weight and
stability the dart
has. Once you have decided you have wrapped enough thread, cut it close
to
the nail at around a half inch. Take this small tuft of thread and put a dab
of glue
on the folded end. The kind of glue you use is very important. I
suggest that you use a tacky
kind of glue (nothing runny, like Elmer’s glue).
Attach this to the needle and hold until it
is dry.

Another kind of dart can be made with Q-tips. This kind of dart doesn’t

work as well as the first one, but it is sometimes easier to make. first you
have to get the
kind of Q-tips that have a plastic stem. Cut the Q-tip close
to one end. Insert the sewing
needle into the Q-tip and secure it by melting
the plastic slightly with a lighter. This kind
of dart doesn’t last long
because the cotton come off easily.

Blow Guns:

Ordinary straws make an excellent blow gun with this kind of dart. Another
kind can be
made with a cheap pen by taking apart the pen and using the
shell. Any long, cylindrical,
object with the diameter of a straw will work
very well.


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