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! How To Make Blow Darts !
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! Written by The Pyro !
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Blow darts are easy to make and all the materials can be found in your own
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home. These darts can travel a long distance with good penetration if
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constructed correctly.
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Materials needed:
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A small piece of wood
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A sewing machine needle
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A spool of thread
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A couple nails
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Hammer
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Glue
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Scissors
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Hammer the two nails about two inches apart on the board. Wrap the thread
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tightly around the two nails. The number of times the thread is wrapped
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around the nails will determine the amount of weight and stability the dart
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has. Once you have decided you have wrapped enough thread, cut it close to
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the nail at around a half inch. Take this small tuft of thread and put a dab
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of glue on the folded end. The kind of glue you use is very important. I
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suggest that you use a tacky kind of glue (nothing runny, like Elmer's glue).
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Attach this to the needle and hold until it is dry.
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Another kind of dart can be made with Q-tips. This kind of dart doesn't
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work as well as the first one, but it is sometimes easier to make. first you
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have to get the kind of Q-tips that have a plastic stem. Cut the Q-tip close
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to one end. Insert the sewing needle into the Q-tip and secure it by melting
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the plastic slightly with a lighter. This kind of dart doesn't last long
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because the cotton come off easily.
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Blow Guns:
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Ordinary straws make an excellent blow gun with this kind of dart. Another
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kind can be made with a cheap pen by taking apart the pen and using the
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shell. Any long, cylindrical, object with the diameter of a straw will work
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very well.
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