How do you make a rope dart?

Answer 1

OK, first off, you need a couple things. Para cord, *light weight synthetic cord* or just any plain old rope, as long as its not thicker then your pinky finger. A steel bar, find a good quality coat hanger, made of steel perhaps, it must/should be at least twice the thickness of your rope, unless your rope is as thick as your pinky. A large nail, or screw, would easily work. Home depo, or other hardware stores have barn nails, buy one. Now you will need some zap straps. There easy to find. Now fasten the rope 2-5inches underneath the tip of the point on your spike, use about 5 straps. Experiment with different ways of weaving/twisting your rope around the spike while fastineng it. This will make the zap straps have more to grab. Now do the same at the very end of your spike. Use more zap straps, 6-8, this is the most important part. It cannot slide much at all or your spike will become dislodged and dangourous. Now, if you want, get a peice of THIN fabric that is brightly coulord and zap strap it on to the spike for more controll.

Answer 2

for my practice dart, I used an old naruto kunai style throwing knife (with a nice small ring pommel) and then tied it to 5m of paracord, and then tied a monkey-fist knot packed out with a large marble. the kunai is on a screw-lock mini carabiner, so i can take off the blade and use the monkey-fist end for practice. it cost me all of about £12 to make, and it is better, more accurate and nicer to use than my purchased wushu rope-dart that cost me around the £30 mark.

if you are a beginner then i would suggest using a hollow pole or gloves to grip the rope to allow the rope to slip and prevent blisters. a flag is also valuable to help you manipulate the weapon and feel the lines of the spin with increased control, a 30cm squared piece of silk from a ladies scarf works wonders!.

BE CAREFUL WHEN PRACTICING SHOOT TO STAB TECHNIQUES WITH A LIVE BLADE this is, of course, VERY dangerous, but your too grown up for this lecture if your grown up enough to swing blades around on ropes ;) x