How to Build a Spear Gun
A spear gun used for hunting fish consists of a sharpened hand-held spear with a way to propel it towards the target. You can build a spear gun from a few supplies purchased from a hardware store combined with a number of common household items. You will not need more than a half hour to build your spear gun. Get adult supervision if you are underage since cutting tools will be used that could cause injury if mishandled.
Things You'll Need
- Newspaper
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- 4 foot long, 1/2-inch diameter wooden dowel
- 3 foot long, 3/8ths-inch diameter surgical tubing
- Knife
- Tape measure
Instructions
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Put a sheet of newspaper on a table. Place the wooden dowel horizontally on the newspaper.
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Measure 2 feet from one end of the surgical tubing. Cut the surgical tubing at the two-foot mark with the scissors. Place the excess surgical tubing aside.
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Tie a knot in the two ends of the surgical tube. Make a one inch deep slit across the length of one of the ends of the wooden dowel with the knife.
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Place the loop at the opposite end from the knot into the slit at the end of the wooden dowel. Wrap a piece of duct tape around the end of the wooden dowel so that the loop of surgical tubing is secure.
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Sharpen the other end of the wooden dowel into a point with the blade of the knife.
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Put your right hand through the loop at the end of the surgical tubing. Place your right hand on the middle of the wooden dowel. Put your left hand on the wooden dowel next to the sharpened end. Push the wooden dowel back towards your right hand using your left hand. Remove your right hand.
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Go into your backyard. Aim the sharpened point of the spear gun you have made at a rock or tree. Release your grip on the right hand to shoot the spear gun at the tree or rock.
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Tips & Warnings
Work gloves will protect your hands when making the spear gun.
Never aim a spaar gun at a person or pet or at anything other than a target that you are intending to shoot at.
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