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I'm just imagining that he actually throws away the spear into like, a trash can or a recycling bin and some worker at a trash plant just pulls it out. Worker: "Boss, we got something new." Boss: "What is it?" Worker: " A spear, Sir."
Odood19 Yeah a lot of people like them. It's probably because you know they're cheap so you feel like it is the most accessible thing that you can make.
Thanks for the video. My friend and I made these and they are awesome. They work so well and are super sharp. If you can make a spear with interchangeable heads that would be really cool. Thanks!!! I am going to make a lot more of your projects in the future. Proud subscriber!!!
you are one of my top 3 youtubers i have been watching your vids for awhile now and your channel has grown by a lot thaks for the great content and insperation
I love how objective you are bro. Chances are you'll never even see this comment, but just know you have that mindset that'll take care of you in even the most dire situations. Always support and respect bro keep on kickin ass!
If you're in the apocalypse, find a Hacksaw for the cutting, a fire for melting, your body weight for clamps, a bracing bit drill for the drilling, a file for the bevelling and a hammer and nail trick for a rivet
Made a relativly cheap, but sturdy spear. Most of the value is in the work, which mostly involves the wrap, and cutting of the slot for the head. broom handle (2.40$), heavy-duty throwing knifes (Ca. 3$ a pop), 14 kg fishing line (7$), and some glue, which i just had laying around
That is the bare essence of a survival weapon, making something from whatever is lying around. I have made spears from broom handles, PVC, metal pipes, etc with anything from sharpened metal bits to knapped glass bottles for spear tips. It's about whatever you can make work from whatever material you can find. The key is to know that you need to make a tool for yourself, then apply human skill to get it done. Even though we live in a modern industrial world, it's good to know ancient survival craft. You never know when you will be lost in the woods, or in a plane crash or something in which your very survival may depend on those skills. And if you never use those skills in a real world situation; who cares? Making primitive tools and practicing survival skills in fun!
Hi Eli I've only been watching your videos for about 2 months I think but I love all of the and I've been really inspired to try and make some of my own weapons but I haven't been able to. But today I decided to try and I made a all wood knife I carved out of a Small rectangular piece of wood. Thanks for being a great UA-cam and keep posting more great videos
great vids man. this is what you tube was made fore. Some with a great talent showing extremely high quality to a small (but not tiny) loyal fanbase. very refreshing from the multi million dollar sub channels.
You could always replace the pvc with metal conduit. It's cheap and much stronger. And for those who don't have a a riveter, a nail and hammer can do the same thing, just takes more work. ;)
Pvc will not shatter that easy if you store it out of the sun. Sun light and heat dries out the resin in the pipe. When we plumb in new homes we are required to paint the pvc above the roof for this reason.
Just found your channel, and not only are you extremely resourceful (reminds me of all the stuff I used to screw around with and try to build when I was a kid) your sense of humor is great Keep up the awesome work!
There is only one problem with these, the opponent can throw them back.. What about making some simple roman style throwing spears? They are spears where the tip breaks off after hitting something, leaving the opponent with only a stick. You can maybe make it so that the tip falls off after throwing them you are still able to put them together without too much effort.
Or just coat the head with snake venom. You can't throw a spear back if your veins and arteries are bring destroyed from the inside, leading to a painful death due to internal bleeding
***** slight barbs (or just a serrated edge) and forgo the rivet and the blade would stick in the target. maybe (if you're using an angle grinder instead of a hacksaw) you could also cut a hole down the center of the blade to allow more bloodflow around the stuck blade.
I only recently discovered this channel, and I've been very impressed by the videos. I'm a new subscriber. That said, my one issue with some videos, like this one, is that the starting premise is: "How can I make a cheap spear if I absolutely needed one to survive, and only had a little bit of money?" but the spear, which is dirt cheap in raw supplies, is then crafted using power tools that you might not own, or specialty tools like the riveter that I do not own. I did like this video, but that's just a pet peeve that I've noticed in some similar videos.
Made one with a little added weight I put sand/dirt in on one side and capped it off so it could penetrate more I also added a few notches in the steel to give it a hooking motion so it can't be just pulled out 👌👌
You can drill several small holes along the length of the spear and fill with foam, might make it stronger and keep it from exploding if it were ever struck from the side. Also will still be light weight. Just an idea!!
TheAussieStig30 it'll increase weight depending on what you use, but that's actually a great idea you'd just need probably a quarter of a tub of plaster of paris or a dowel rod that's big enough.
TheAussieStig30 A poplar dowel greatly increases the stiffness and strength. Most hardware should carry a size slightly larger than the inside diameter of 1/2' pvc. You can sand the rod down by hand and it will fit tightly inside without glue, also if the inside breaks, the broken pieces can be removes
what i did is take hose clamps and a sawzall blade and attached them to a metal broom stick from the dolar store and it is super cheap and goes thru metal and really deep into any wood and is fairly strong for a spear
the shattering means that your opponent can't really block with them. (in the event that you missed, or jim pulled the spear out of bob's head) many projectiles in ancient times were designed to make reusing the projectile without a decent amount of work difficult. it's why arrows usually had their heads held on with friction and/or maybe a bit of glue or tree sap: so your enemy couldn't pick up any missed shots and easily loose them back at you. also, to add weight to the spear (since throwing weapons need SOME weight to penetrate, and I suspect these are a little too light on their own) you could throw spent batteries into the handles, and either screw another rivet or screw into them, or throw some glue down in there (though a pin is easier to make than glue)
Hey +ZednoughtAlpha I saw in a video about primitive bows and arrows that some hunting points had sort of onesided edges. I mean like grind only the right edge all the way through, like on a butterknife, turn it around and then do it on the other right side. This is supposed to cause a spiral wound cavity. Well on something as heavy as a spear, it would probably just put more force on the blade and break the spear where they are attached.
Hey buddy I have an idea for October how about you make tutorials about how to make an armor similar to deathstroke ( the best DC assassin ) I think your videos might get viral then or something but that's just a suggestion not forcing you to do it
Dangerous days,hmm I'll have to think about that phrase and what it means,but anyway your a promising guy,and I can see a really really bright future ahead of you in weapons crafting,and the fact that you come up with ideas on how to make weapons out of ordinary house hold items really impresses me,you just gotta use that technique in the wild,like knowing how to make weapons out of nature will really come in handy for the upcoming world in a few years,keep up the great work
hey, crazy idea to make these a bit more combat reliable. Take some driveway markers (length of the spear internally), tape them together, shove them inside, then add a cap at the end. Its a few bucks more, but you can then actually handle somewhat solid strikes without completely devastating the PVC. In theory anyway.
If you filled the empty space with sand and capped off the end that would provide more momentum energy on impact and possibly add structural rigidity to the shaft.
A way to make the spear stronger is by using a wood handle off something like a rake or shovel then just using the pvc as a connection point to the metal piece then use then do everything the same way by heating the pvc up putting of the handle and inserting the point and the screw. makes it much stronger and keeps the price and the work time down
2 Things: Away to make them stronger is to put a fiberglass rod in the center or just use a fiberglass rod. And you can use 1/2 inch and make an atlatl that more powerful and accurate.
Instead of using a wooden shaft for the normal spear(not the cheep ones) you could use the bottom of some metal blinds/shades/window cover and just fit the tip so it goes right in to the slot, it's durable and dont brake easy (if you get the right ones) thanks for reading my comment
Nice idea for javelins. Their is a way of getting more power out of your through by wrapping a cord around the javelin but I don't remember how to do it any more.
This is why I subscribed to this channel. You could always fill the spears with cement to make them stronger, or fill the tube with something solid like wood and cap it off, so...cheap as fuck, and effective.
I know it's kinda of a crazy idea, but if you really must use it as some form of melee weapon, how about sticking some rebar down the middle of the pvc to strengthen it, and removing it when you are finished
On the topic of tempering blades and the like there are a few forge designs out there that only require your blow torch to heat them if u still have it
Since these are essentially one time use spears, you could have given the blades a downward serration so they would stick in flesh easier and be extremely painful to get out.
I gave these spears a try and I found it a little bit more stable and have a bit more penetrating power if you added something simi hevy at the back end of the PVC...
Maybe to make them stronger add a fiberglass core? I don't know how bad that would kill the "dirt cheapness" but it's an idea. Keep up the good work ZNA
i found that you really dont need to go to all this trouble, you just use the "Explosive" properties of the pvc to your advantage. you just smack the end of the pipe on something hard and use the sharp shattered end to stab with.
Can you make that armored wasteland jacket from homemade weapons part three also I like your project a weapon videos keep on making those videos and you will become what you always wanted to be.
I would carry a stack of these blades, to lash into split saplings, when i need them. Not right when i need them, 1 at a time, but you're talking about 1, and run. I'm not walking around with a brace of javelins, but as you pointed out, you can't depend on recovering them. Pro-Tip (Pun intended) split the heavy end of a pine sapling, so you have it taper down to a thin end naturally. This has much better balance, and somewhat stabilizes it in the air. If you put a metal weight on the thin end, it isn't going to be very strong, even if those heads are sharpened Simpson straps.
*Mugger approaches me in alley*
Mugger: Give me all your money now
Me: *Pulls out spear*
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I'm just imagining that he actually throws away the spear into like, a trash can or a recycling bin and some worker at a trash plant just pulls it out.
Worker: "Boss, we got something new."
Boss: "What is it?"
Worker: " A spear, Sir."
Have had this actual experience in Fallout New Vegas o.o In Freeside specifically. O.o
Reminds me of the line from Crocodile Dundee. "That's not a knife, THIS is a knife". 🤣
Dude, your dirt cheap videos are my favorite.
Odood19 Yeah a lot of people like them. It's probably because you know they're cheap so you feel like it is the most accessible thing that you can make.
michael neely well you're not wrong 😊
First
I stove most of your username >:D
ZednoughtAlpha i waz first skrub
I love the constant uploading
Dude Thx, for uploading quicker, your an inspiration to me, and awesome vid
Have u ever tthought about making a cheap(something similar in price as these pvc) spears with broom handles?
Loving these budget builds easy to make and cheap😊
I love how often you've been uploading recently.!
Hes definitely got a future on youtube.....* goes to check him out "
" This Channel Does Not Exist "
wellllll......what happened to him ?
he probaly got too many copy right strike on music so i got terminated or something
Good point!
Tristan Dickson thanks
Talking about the guy that made a spear with a combat knife?
maybe
Im going to find this guy when the apocalypse comes along.
very true.
Good luck trying to beat 600,000 other people with the same idea.
Nope. I call dibs
Its here
Tide Pods you got me shook bro
Wow three videos in the same week. keep em comin eli
Love this! Easy to make, not complicated at all, and super cheap!
Finally, I can protect myself from pirates.
Thanks for the video. My friend and I made these and they are awesome. They work so well and are super sharp. If you can make a spear with interchangeable heads that would be really cool. Thanks!!! I am going to make a lot more of your projects in the future. Proud subscriber!!!
This is the only thing I will ever be able to actually make from a UA-camrs instructions like it’s cheap and easy
love how it was done in less than half the vid
very simple concept
you are one of my top 3 youtubers i have been watching your vids for awhile now and your channel has grown by a lot thaks for the great content and insperation
if there is ever a fallout or zombie style apocalypse, im gonna wanna find this man's garage
I love how objective you are bro. Chances are you'll never even see this comment, but just know you have that mindset that'll take care of you in even the most dire situations. Always support and respect bro keep on kickin ass!
If you're in the apocalypse, find a Hacksaw for the cutting, a fire for melting, your body weight for clamps, a bracing bit drill for the drilling, a file for the bevelling and a hammer and nail trick for a rivet
You should totally do an armory video where you show all your weapons and armor!
You should do an atlatl build
A what?
completely not related to the build but u need an outro to show some other builds uve made and direct people to some more videos
vdragonjr Agreed
+vdragonjr Who is with this human???? Because i know for damn sure that the aliens and i are with him 99.99999999999991%
Made a relativly cheap, but sturdy spear. Most of the value is in the work, which mostly involves the wrap, and cutting of the slot for the head. broom handle (2.40$), heavy-duty throwing knifes (Ca. 3$ a pop), 14 kg fishing line (7$), and some glue, which i just had laying around
That is the bare essence of a survival weapon, making something from whatever is lying around. I have made spears from broom handles, PVC, metal pipes, etc with anything from sharpened metal bits to knapped glass bottles for spear tips. It's about whatever you can make work from whatever material you can find. The key is to know that you need to make a tool for yourself, then apply human skill to get it done.
Even though we live in a modern industrial world, it's good to know ancient survival craft. You never know when you will be lost in the woods, or in a plane crash or something in which your very survival may depend on those skills. And if you never use those skills in a real world situation; who cares? Making primitive tools and practicing survival skills in fun!
I've actually used this method of combined steel and pvc before in a couple of my videos and really like it! Great video, love the spears
Hi Eli I've only been watching your videos for about 2 months I think but I love all of the and I've been really inspired to try and make some of my own weapons but I haven't been able to. But today I decided to try and I made a all wood knife I carved out of a Small rectangular piece of wood. Thanks for being a great UA-cam and keep posting more great videos
great vids man. this is what you tube was made fore. Some with a great talent showing extremely high quality to a small (but not tiny) loyal fanbase. very refreshing from the multi million dollar sub channels.
I love it when I'm in that survival situation with power tools
You could always replace the pvc with metal conduit. It's cheap and much stronger. And for those who don't have a a riveter, a nail and hammer can do the same thing, just takes more work. ;)
Pvc will not shatter that easy if you store it out of the sun. Sun light and heat dries out the resin in the pipe. When we plumb in new homes we are required to paint the pvc above the roof for this reason.
Just found your channel, and not only are you extremely resourceful (reminds me of all the stuff I used to screw around with and try to build when I was a kid) your sense of humor is great
Keep up the awesome work!
Valk1080 Thanks dude. means a lot.
There is only one problem with these, the opponent can throw them back.. What about making some simple roman style throwing spears? They are spears where the tip breaks off after hitting something, leaving the opponent with only a stick. You can maybe make it so that the tip falls off after throwing them you are still able to put them together without too much effort.
No, they are camouflage so the enemy can't find them. Jk, good idea.
Or just coat the head with snake venom. You can't throw a spear back if your veins and arteries are bring destroyed from the inside, leading to a painful death due to internal bleeding
***** slight barbs (or just a serrated edge) and forgo the rivet and the blade would stick in the target. maybe (if you're using an angle grinder instead of a hacksaw) you could also cut a hole down the center of the blade to allow more bloodflow around the stuck blade.
TheDutchWolfx I like the idea. Very good suggestion, if you don't mind my saying.
They're called Pilum.
Hey Eli, at what distance you were throwing the spears?
I only recently discovered this channel, and I've been very impressed by the videos. I'm a new subscriber.
That said, my one issue with some videos, like this one, is that the starting premise is: "How can I make a cheap spear if I absolutely needed one to survive, and only had a little bit of money?" but the spear, which is dirt cheap in raw supplies, is then crafted using power tools that you might not own, or specialty tools like the riveter that I do not own. I did like this video, but that's just a pet peeve that I've noticed in some similar videos.
Epic video. I've been wanting cheap DIY javelins for a long time now...
Made one with a little added weight I put sand/dirt in on one side and capped it off so it could penetrate more I also added a few notches in the steel to give it a hooking motion so it can't be just pulled out 👌👌
You can drill several small holes along the length of the spear and fill with foam, might make it stronger and keep it from exploding if it were ever struck from the side. Also will still be light weight. Just an idea!!
Love the vids started watching 4 years ago please don't stop making vids
if you just wrap the PVC in some heavy duty strapping tape it'll greatly strengthen it from lateral snapping.
your videos always put me in a great mood.
You're honestly my new favorite youtuber, as a broke guy who loves stabbing stuff, you are no doubt the best youtuber on the web!
I watched this when it first came out and here I am almost a year later watching it again, time goes by fast
my day is always better when one of ur vids is part of it.
Dude I think that u have the coolest ideas! I have a suggestion that u could make throwing spikes out of long and think nails.
I think PVC could be made a lot more solid by inserting something in the middle of it. Maybe some dowel, or even some plaster mix or concrete.
TheAussieStig30
it'll increase weight depending on what you use, but that's actually a great idea
you'd just need probably a quarter of a tub of plaster of paris or a dowel rod that's big enough.
Some kind of liquid rubber might work great too.
TheAussieStig30 makes it heavy and sorta defeats the purpose of pvc
TheAussieStig30 A poplar dowel greatly increases the stiffness and strength. Most hardware should carry a size slightly larger than the inside diameter of 1/2' pvc. You can sand the rod down by hand and it will fit tightly inside without glue, also if the inside breaks, the broken pieces can be removes
The dowel idea sounds good but I
don't really like the idea of using concrete or plaster
i have built about every weapon featured here and i have to say you really know what your doing keep it up .!
what i did is take hose clamps and a sawzall blade and attached them to a metal broom stick from the dolar store and it is super cheap and goes thru metal and really deep into any wood and is fairly strong for a spear
I have always loved spear throwing and this is the perfect design for me since I go through so many thankyou so much. :D
Nice build, probably one of your easiest and less intimidating than others. I might try this.
Also, if you found Dowling, the same diameter as the inside of the pvc, you could add weight and durability to each spear
the shattering means that your opponent can't really block with them. (in the event that you missed, or jim pulled the spear out of bob's head) many projectiles in ancient times were designed to make reusing the projectile without a decent amount of work difficult. it's why arrows usually had their heads held on with friction and/or maybe a bit of glue or tree sap: so your enemy couldn't pick up any missed shots and easily loose them back at you.
also, to add weight to the spear (since throwing weapons need SOME weight to penetrate, and I suspect these are a little too light on their own) you could throw spent batteries into the handles, and either screw another rivet or screw into them, or throw some glue down in there (though a pin is easier to make than glue)
Hey +ZednoughtAlpha I saw in a video about primitive bows and arrows that some hunting points had sort of onesided edges. I mean like grind only the right edge all the way through, like on a butterknife, turn it around and then do it on the other right side. This is supposed to cause a spiral wound cavity. Well on something as heavy as a spear, it would probably just put more force on the blade and break the spear where they are attached.
Hey buddy I have an idea for October how about you make tutorials about how to make an armor similar to deathstroke ( the best DC assassin ) I think your videos might get viral then or something but that's just a suggestion not forcing you to do it
Dangerous days,hmm I'll have to think about that phrase and what it means,but anyway your a promising guy,and I can see a really really bright future ahead of you in weapons crafting,and the fact that you come up with ideas on how to make weapons out of ordinary house hold items really impresses me,you just gotta use that technique in the wild,like knowing how to make weapons out of nature will really come in handy for the upcoming world in a few years,keep up the great work
hey, crazy idea to make these a bit more combat reliable. Take some driveway markers (length of the spear internally), tape them together, shove them inside, then add a cap at the end. Its a few bucks more, but you can then actually handle somewhat solid strikes without completely devastating the PVC. In theory anyway.
i made several of these and i find that if you fill them up with plaster it definetly strengthens the spear but also makes it heavier
You could pack the hollow tubes with pva glue ladened newspaper to make it stronger have alot more impact.
If you filled the empty space with sand and capped off the end that would provide more momentum energy on impact and possibly add structural rigidity to the shaft.
I've used a hair dryer to soften PVC before. It takes longer than a heat gun would, but it works if that's what you have.
A way to make the spear stronger is by using a wood handle off something like a rake or shovel then just using the pvc as a connection point to the metal piece then use then do everything the same way by heating the pvc up putting of the handle and inserting the point and the screw. makes it much stronger and keeps the price and the work time down
Amazing videos dude! I've never subscribed to a channel this fast.
2 Things: Away to make them stronger is to put a fiberglass rod in the center or just use a fiberglass rod. And you can use 1/2 inch and make an atlatl that more powerful and accurate.
made this with some modifications
those are:
used scrap steel (couldn't find lumber straps)
used hex bolt and cap
Try reinforcing the PVC by putting a cheap broomstick inside it, a lot less likely to snap on side wards impact 😝
Instead of using a wooden shaft for the normal spear(not the cheep ones) you could use the bottom of some metal blinds/shades/window cover and just fit the tip so it goes right in to the slot, it's durable and dont brake easy (if you get the right ones) thanks for reading my comment
This dude would survive the hunger games 😂
Nice job man! I might have to give these a shot! Keep it up
In all fairness there’s a glorious invention called the 9mm glock that’s pretty cheap but I love these videos
Nice idea for javelins. Their is a way of getting more power out of your through by wrapping a cord around the javelin but I don't remember how to do it any more.
Dan Morgan Atlatl is pretty similiar
This is why I subscribed to this channel.
You could always fill the spears with cement to make them stronger, or fill the tube with something solid like wood and cap it off, so...cheap as fuck, and effective.
In the zombie apocalypse this guy is the only one going for PVC pipe
Put some of that fiberglass inside of it just like the PVC bow to stop the flexing.
I know it's kinda of a crazy idea, but if you really must use it as some form of melee weapon, how about sticking some rebar down the middle of the pvc to strengthen it, and removing it when you are finished
I'm sure you could also make throwing knifes the same way I would personally love to see you make some
On the topic of tempering blades and the like there are a few forge designs out there that only require your blow torch to heat them if u still have it
yo eli, can u make a weapon collection video? a video where u 'show off' all ur weapons uve made over the years. and maybe test em all too.
We need more of this, decent quality (In comparison to other $3 spears) and cheep spears. I love it, i am so going to make some! +1 sub
You're videos are my favorite
I've done this before it works great with PVC!
Hey ZNA why don't you try and put some fiberglass rods in the PVC to make it stronger
A cool idea I have is using some type of strong but light metal and having a 2 foot Handel and a elbow at the top. So it's sorta like a war hammer
Since these are essentially one time use spears, you could have given the blades a downward serration so they would stick in flesh easier and be extremely painful to get out.
That’s awesome I make Spears with shovel handles
I gave these spears a try and I found it a little bit more stable and have a bit more penetrating power if you added something simi hevy at the back end of the PVC...
Maybe to make them stronger add a fiberglass core? I don't know how bad that would kill the "dirt cheapness" but it's an idea. Keep up the good work ZNA
fill with melted foam and it'll take away the explosive trait of the pvc. but it'll also give it a little weight
To make these stronger could you put wood or road markers inside the pic?
hey . I'm new too all fo this but u are a great youtuber I have seen ur videos before I got my channel and I am realt impressed. Ur awesome dude
You should definitely make a Black ops 1 Ballistic Knife!!
shakil asghar Spring projected bladed weapons are illegal in the United States.
I've been subscribed since your first video I am so glad to see your doing well
i found that you really dont need to go to all this trouble, you just use the "Explosive" properties of the pvc to your advantage. you just smack the end of the pipe on something hard and use the sharp shattered end to stab with.
Could you do a short video talking about your ear jewelry I do not know if I'm the only one interested but I am one person who is interested
I watched all your video and i was inspired to build a 82 inch sword with paracord handle and a shout you are the best keep on building
really awesome video. quality improving as always.
Can you make that armored wasteland jacket from homemade weapons part three also I like your project a weapon videos keep on making those videos and you will become what you always wanted to be.
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Shrapnel is good tho. It can do widespread damage if you have enough force behind it.
Zednought alpha, I want to start making build videos but I don't have much money for a camera, what can you recommend?
+Naadar Vebb Use your phone in the beginning, save up for a camera. Or save up for a camera, then buy a phone. Cause fuck logic, am I right?
Here's a tip, when throwing javelins and spears make sure you hold the spear at the point of balance.
this was the first build of yours that I ever built
The added pattern tape should cut down on the fragmentation of the PVC if it were to break. :)
Pro tip: if you have a bevel and you spray paint it you can use sand paper to uncover the bevel.
I would carry a stack of these blades, to lash into split saplings, when i need them. Not right when i need them, 1 at a time, but you're talking about 1, and run. I'm not walking around with a brace of javelins, but as you pointed out, you can't depend on recovering them. Pro-Tip (Pun intended) split the heavy end of a pine sapling, so you have it taper down to a thin end naturally. This has much better balance, and somewhat stabilizes it in the air. If you put a metal weight on the thin end, it isn't going to be very strong, even if those heads are sharpened Simpson straps.