How to Make a High Performance Blowgun Dart for a PVC Pipe Blowgun

Have you ever wondered how to make darts for your PVC pipe blowgun that not only perform, but perform well? It easy to see or figure out how to make a PVC Pipe blowgun. Here I will show you how to make darts for the blowgun that I have tested to be the most durable and high performing darts you can make from common materials.

Seriously, these darts can be blasted into solid concrete repeatedly, and the concrete takes more damage.

Let's start shall we.

Bright colour construction paper, Steel nail, narrow cellophane tape, scissors, PVC dart gauge (short piece of PVD pipe that is thicker, but still half inch, it will have a slightly lower internal diameter), dart cone form (cone of paper for forming darts around)

Cut out a square of construction paper about 2inch by 2inch.

Lightly fold the paper horizontally and vertically so that you can see where the center point is.

Cut into the paper square from the edge to the center as shown. Make this cut slightly off center.

Wrap the paper around the come form to make it a cone. Start with the larger side. The center, and therefore the end of the cut, should be on the tip of the cone

Apply solid glue stick to the last part of the paper as you are making the cone. Wrap it and make it into a cone.

Cut off the tip of the cone to fit the nail snugly through.

Push the nail through the top of the cone and tape it onto the nail as shown. It is important to use very narrow tape for the strongest bond.

Push the dart into the dart gauge and twist. This should make an indent on the dart cone.

Fold the cone flat, then cut along the indent.

Your finished dart should look something like this

Making one dart isn't too hard, but to make an entire set of 10 to 20 or more, gets tedious and time consuming. You can always order them from me instead, here: https://saswatscoolthing.blogspot.com/2024/03/blowguns-order-form.html