[msturm]

After our last field trip my students have been eager to get into slingshots. So after a week of great behavior I shut down class 2 hours early and we all hit the woods to find birch and alder forks. Here is today's work. Most are debarked and some have contoured handles. Tomorrow is bands and pouches... This is going to exhaust my pouch supply but it is totally worth it.

We will be building a "range" with tarps, blankets, catch boxes, and banging cans tomorrow for PE. Some kids took them home to finish sanding and add some stain. I will take some more pics tomorrow.

 

[Island made]

Has anyone ever told you, your the coolest teacher ever!!!!

 

[Ibojoe]

"I can't wait to get to Mr. Msturm's class"! An awesome thing you're doing buddy!! Those look really good and will be remembered a life time.
You should have them put the date on them. They'll be glad they did some day.

 

[Old Iowan]

It's good that you do these kind of things - I would think a moose hide or two properly tanned would provide some good pouch material!!

 

[MakoPat]

Has anyone ever told you, your the coolest teacher ever!!!!

Yep, I was a teacher...never saw any this cool.

Carry on, Teach.

 

[msturm]

Tanned moose hide is a great idea! Especially the thin stuff on the belly side.

 

[SJAaz]

It's good that you do these kind of things - I would think a moose hide or two properly tanned would provide some good pouch material!!

I would think that moose would be a little thick. How about caribou or elk?

 

[31610]

This one of the coolest post i have ever seen ! Only thing we got to make in welding class was an ashtray and a meat tenderizer U have some lucky students

 

[Blue Raja]

Ditto the previous comments!

Mrs. Raja and I volunteer for the archery club at a local school. Started talking about slingshots with the teachers who run the program, one of whom is the woodshed teacher.

Consider making pouches out of "urban leather" duct tape on fake leather or suede. Your students can experiment with different thicknesses by adding duct tape. If they scree up a pouch - no big deal.

 

[msturm]

It's good that you do these kind of things - I would think a moose hide or two properly tanned would provide some good pouch material!!

I would think that moose would be a little thick. How about caribou or elk?

The belly side of moose might work well. Caribou would work really well too.

 

[KawKan]

Oh yeah!

Too cool for school!

The forks look really good, too!

 

[jazz]

so coool!

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Hey!!! Not to be the only Faux-Lawyer in the group but did you have to get a release signed by a legal guardian? Get written approval for the Superintendent of Schools? What about local ordinance? And for the love of God...what if a kind puts an eye out?!

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[crypter27]

beautiful and natural

 

[Blue Raja]

Hey!!! Not to be the only Faux-Lawyer in the group but did you have to get a release signed by a legal guardian? Get written approval for the Superintendent of Schools? What about local ordinance? And for the love of God...what if a kind puts an eye out?!

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I, the undersigned, as the lawful parent, guardian at law, custodial adult, responsible placement party, and/or current statutory partner thereof, being heretofore responsible for the aforementioned child and/or minor of otherwise tender years, and having been adjudicated a dependent as defined by the Children's Code, do hereby grant unto all individuals present and with any legal, common law, statutory, procedural, and/or administrative rights in the aforementioned child, my permission for said child/children/ward of the state, or hold-over student, to participate, unconditionally in an inherently dangerous activity as defined, in pertinent part, in the attached addendum, to wit.....

OK - who wants to take over from here?

 

[Ubamajuba]

In my contry, parents would be all over you as the first fork got home. And not in a good way :naughty:

/Uba

 

[MOJAVE MO]

Hey!!! Not to be the only Faux-Lawyer in the group but did you have to get a release signed by a legal guardian? Get written approval for the Superintendent of Schools? What about local ordinance? And for the love of God...what if a kind puts an eye out?!

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I, the undersigned, as the lawful parent, guardian at law, custodial adult, responsible placement party, and/or current statutory partner thereof, being heretofore responsible for the aforementioned child and/or minor of otherwise tender years, and having been adjudicated a dependent as defined by the Children's Code, do hereby grant unto all individuals present and with any legal, common law, statutory, procedural, and/or administrative rights in the aforementioned child, my permission for said child/children/ward of the state, or hold-over student, to participate, unconditionally in an inherently dangerous activity as defined, in pertinent part, in the attached addendum, to wit.....

OK - who wants to take over from here?

.....and you could put yer' dang eye out....!!!!

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[SJAaz]

Hey!!! Not to be the only Faux-Lawyer in the group but did you have to get a release signed by a legal guardian? Get written approval for the Superintendent of Schools? What about local ordinance? And for the love of God...what if a kind puts an eye out?!

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I, the undersigned, as the lawful parent, guardian at law, custodial adult, responsible placement party, and/or current statutory partner thereof, being heretofore responsible for the aforementioned child and/or minor of otherwise tender years, and having been adjudicated a dependent as defined by the Children's Code, do hereby grant unto all individuals present and with any legal, common law, statutory, procedural, and/or administrative rights in the aforementioned child, my permission for said child/children/ward of the state, or hold-over student, to participate, unconditionally in an inherently dangerous activity as defined, in pertinent part, in the attached addendum, to wit.....

OK - who wants to take over from here?

.....and you could put yer' dang eye out....!!!!

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And if you break a leg, don't come running to me.

 

[msturm]

Lol. Yeah we are covered. It is part of our marksmanship curriculum in PE. We are also doing archery and air rifle shooting. We are in a remote village.

 

[SLING-N-SHOT]

nice forks, Top left is my fav.