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  1. Homemade Slingshots
    I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out. I've had the basic concept in mind for quite a while, but it took a bit for all of the elements to come together. The woods are, from the center out, Granadillo, Cherry (American), Rosewood, Maple, and Jobillo. The finish is the spray version of...
  2. Homemade Slingshots
    Hi guys! Well again trends are shifting and it seems the pickle fork shooter is raging at the moment and as a skint enthusiast I decided a build was needed. I have been doing a few searches and looking at all the existing PFS's for inspiration and sizing (nod in the way of Pawpawsailor)...
  3. Homemade Slingshots
    Hi guys as an update to my 3017 word topic here is the practice piece I made sanded and CA finished. Its not as big as the previous pictures made it look! , although the ply I used still looks as fugly as ....
  4. Homemade Slingshots
    I've always thought of a 'laminate' as something that has 3 or more layers. So I'm not sure what you would class this as? Anyway: a 15mm Karri with a 3mm maple face, topped off with a birdseye redgum swell and fork tips. Finished with an oil based polyurethane.
  5. Site Vendor's Forum
    We've been pretty busy this week, here are this weeks HOT OFF THE BAND SAW catapults:
  6. spalted elm burr ally milbro

    Abit like a pfs but is really nice to hold
  7. spalted elm burr ally milbro

    Finished up to 600grit with abranet and a coat of tung oil
  8. spalted elm burr ally milbro

    Copied the shape of my old milbro, then widened the forks and concaved them
  9. Homemade Slingshots
    Hello Everyone!! I hope you all are enjoying Summer and vacations (if it's the case...) I've just finished today a natural slingshot made of a quercus suber fork with a small handle bottom laminate of eucalyptus wood. It was finished with linseed oil and a coat of shellac. Lenght: 13,5cm Inner...
  10. Slingshot Modifications
    Hi folks, A small update on my progress on making slingshots. Now that I have a bit free time I can enjoy shooting and making them A month ago a purchased 2 FlipKung cores from Nathan and some other shooting stuff. I decided I wanted three different wood types laminated to the core. My choice...
  11. Homemade Slingshots
    Greetings folks, I've seen a couple nice chalices lately and thought I'd get in on the fun. Chalice - yellowheart/purpleheart/yellowheart laminate with Cedar and Cocobolo Palmswells. I have finished this with linseed oil and mellow beeswax. As always, thank you all for the constant...
  12. Homemade Slingshots
    Greetings forks, here is a Y frame on yellowheart/purpleheart/yellowheart with a bacote palmswell. Yellpurpyellcote Y. Finished with linseed oil as always, thanks for the constant inspiration this forum is able to provide. peace. brandon
  13. Homemade Slingshots
    Greetings all, here is a Mini Hunter I have recently completed. A shared design from Bill Hays I have come to like a lot. I have made this one from Purpleheart and Yellowheart with a Cocobolo palmswell. (Purpyellcoco) It has a spalted maple spacer. It is finished with BLO and some Mellow...
  14. Homemade Slingshots
    Things have slowed down around here for a couple of days, so here are a couple I made last month that I never got to post. One is for my brother, the other for my step-son. The first is a walnut core with cedar on one side....and other woods I have yet to identify. The second is tigerwood and...
  15. Homemade Slingshots
    Never tried splitting a natural fork before...I think I will give this to one of my other brothers in New Mexico. The pocket shooter I'm keeping, for awhile at least...I embedded a WV quarter in it.. and cut a slot for the pouch so I can keep it loaded in my pocket... Kip
  16. Homemade Slingshots
    Made from 18mm Karri with a rock maple centre and a couple of walnut spacers. This is my first go at cutting and using spacers. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
  17. Hype X Hrawk Custom 28

    A custom for a swap with Hrawk
  18. Hype X Charles Custom 17

    A PFS made for the all in one swap for Uncle Charles. Iron bark frame, Aussie Blackwood spacers and fork tips and cypress swells. Aussie Blackwood looks very dark in some light but as you turn it, it appears a much lighter, golden colour.
  19. Homemade Slingshots
    My first go at a sandwich type laminate. rock maple core, brushbox sides with a beach swell. hehe and I'm here to tell you, it's not easy trying to split a 20*100*180mm board with a handsaw!! The "Alabacore"
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