Innovative Ideas Mans Club

[mr perch]

Originally Posted by mazman

will chuck pics up tonight but i'll try explaining it. It's a broom handle with a slight notch carved in it and a hole drilled. the spear tip is a single prong with a 90 degree bend in it that slots into the hole when the prong is in the notch. Just wanting to put some binding around it to secure it a bit better.

I used thin copper wire for the exact same job as yours...works a treat.

[crabcrusher]

Getting the monkey off its back! Thats innovation.

[crabcrusher]

[Basti]

gold!

[crabcrusher]

Originally Posted by Basti

gold!

Not my innovation... But had to share😄

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by crabcrusher

Getting the monkey off its back! Thats innovation.

That appears to be the work of a true innovator. One who was told it couldnt be done and did it anyway. Hats off to him - who ever he is

Its blokes like that, that give me the inspiration to try new things

[greggo_1]

Originally Posted by yellow door 1

That appears to be the work of a true innovator. One who was told it couldnt be done and did it anyway. Hats off to him - who ever he is

Its blokes like that, that give me the inspiration to try new things

I'm loving the BFL vids. There should be more of them.

That was a fair distance you rode to get to that spot...!

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by greggo_1

I'm loving the BFL vids. There should be more of them.

That was a fair distance you rode to get to that spot...!

Its how I keep myself in peak physical condition at all times

[matthewsiow]

Why the man burned the stick before turning it into a spear? is that easier to bent it?

[yellow door 1]

Originally Posted by matthewsiow

Why the man burned the stick before turning it into a spear? is that easier to bent it?

I'm no pro in this department as I have never done it. So my reply is not to be trusted

But as I understand it - when you heat wood that has just been cut - there are lots of resins, moisture and fibres that become more flexible and stretchy. The wood can be bent and if you hold it in that position, it will reset as it cools.
A naked flame takes moisture out of the wood which causes it to harden aswell.

If wood cant be bent into shape at room temperature, you can use steam, friction or fire.

But as I mentioned earlier - I dont know exactly what I'm talking about

[yellow door 1]

If you're a "Rugged Outdoor Adventurer/Lateral Thinking Innovative Ideas Man" like myself - these American TV series will be covering old ground. But if you're new to the game - They might be worth checking out

"Dual Survival" - Put 2 dudes out in a survival situation - Both have different backgrounds in how to survive - let them argue about how to get back to safety.

"Dude You're screwed" - If you can get over the over the top personalities, theres some interesting footage. You have 5 survival experts. Each week, one gets captured, blind folded and dropped somewhere nasty. They have 100 hours to make it back to civilization.

[yellow door 1]

And if you're a dirty perve - there's this offering

[mazman]

thanks mr perch, will try that

[Slazmo]

Originally Posted by mr perch

I used thin copper wire for the exact same job as yours...works a treat.

You can get a Otter brand 304 stainless steel wire, I have a couple of bails of it very strong stuff - that would be better with the steel on the spear head...

[mr perch]

Originally Posted by Slazmo

You can get a Otter brand 304 stainless steel wire, I have a couple of bails of it very strong stuff - that would be better with the steel on the spear head...

I wound it around a gaff 10 years ago and its still going strong today, cant complain with that....not that i catch many fish worthy of gaffing