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How to Craft Ancient Spearguns

Spearguns have been a tool of fishermen for thousands of years. These tools are used to launch spears into the water and spear fish and other sea life. Many variations on the speargun exist, but a speargun basically consists of a tube, some type of retractable band and a spear.

Things You'll Need

PVC pipe, 2 feet long, 1 inch thick
Craft knife
Duck tape
Thick elastic bands
1 wooden stick, 3 feet long
Sand paper
Measuring tape

Instructions

- 1
  Measure 8 inches in from one end of the PVC pipe. Mark the pipe with pencil to show measurement.
- 2
  Use a utility knife to cut a square shaped notch in the PVC pipe. The square will only have three sides. The side without a line should face the shorter end of the pipe.
- 3
  Twist a 3-inch section of duck tape into a rope shape. Insert this rope shape under the notch. Secure both ends of rope with another piece of duck tape.
- 4
  Hook two to four rubber bands to the notch so that they hang on the inside of the pipe. The more rubber bands you use, the more power your spear gun will have.
- 5
  Sand one end of the wooden stick into a point. Cut a notch in the other end that is large enough to hook the rubber bands to. Insert stick into pipe. Hook rubber bands on the stick's notch. Pull back, aim and fire.

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