[The Gopher]

I've only been at this a little bit, but have been a woodworker for quite a while and a wooden bowmaker for several years as well. Making slingshots is just as much fun (and easier, and cheaper) than making bows. although i've only finished a few, as i'm typing this i can think of 4 more that are in various stages of completion and whole batch of new patterns that i will be trting as well. As a kid i always had a slingshot with me, now as an adult i think i will too!

This is a maple fork that i used only a pocket knife on.

This is a buckthorn fork. although buckthorn is terribly invasive, it seems to for a lot and is a beautiful wood, might as well use it.

Another buckthorn

A little pocket shooter made of 1/4" aluminum laminated with poplar

Hope you like them, more to come!

 

[whipcrackdeadbunny]

Lovely mate, I especially like the first buckthorn, it's everywhere round here. I would recommend a lower fork though, ones that long get my wrist something chronic.

 

[shot in the foot]

I like that middle one, nice grain on it, jeff

 

[The Gopher]

When i started i just did it how it looked good, i knew nothing about slingshot design and stuff. i'm quickly learning about lower and narrower forks and things like that. The forks on the top one are probably long enough i could lop them off and just recut the grooves.

 

[whipcrackdeadbunny]

When i started i just did it how it looked good, i knew nothing about slingshot design and stuff. i'm quickly learning about lower and narrower forks and things like that. The forks on the top one are probably long enough i could lop them off and just recut the grooves.

Perfik!

 

[bunnybuster]

When i started i just did it how it looked good, i knew nothing about slingshot design and stuff. i'm quickly learning about lower and narrower forks and things like that. The forks on the top one are probably long enough i could lop them off and just recut the grooves.

Perfik!
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WoW!
That Buckhorn is NICE!
Both of them.

 

[Gandolphin]

Alllofe'm are real beauties!

 

[USASlingshot]

very nice, the buck horn seems to be a favorite so far

 

[NaturalFork]

Those are [email protected]

 

[Rayshot]

the buckthorn are gorgeous !!!

 

[Dayhiker]

Gotta see if there's any buckthorn around here! You do good work. Real good work. That pocket shooter looks like a nice shooter.
You will have wrist troubles if you keep shooting heavy tubes with high forks.

 

[The Gopher]

yeah i'm learning more and more about proper design. my forks keep getting shorter.

 

[A+ Slingshots]

VERY NICE!!!! Some great looking shooters there!!!!

 

[smitty]

I reeealy like the one with the aluminum and poplar !

 

[Btoon84]

Deserves a bump Hey gopher, I really like that poplar with the Aluminum Core.

 

[wd40]

You keep churning out nice ones, Gopher. Good work.

How do you like that around-the-fork attachment?

 

[rockslinger]

Deserves a bump Hey gopher, I really like that poplar with the Aluminum Core.

Me too, that's a nice one!

 

[The Gopher]

This topic got brought up as a reference to another subject, this post is almost 4 years old and i was a fledgling slingshot maker at that point. I think these slingshots are a bit embarrassing, but it shows me how far i have come. Interestingly enough, i have gone back through some old slingshots, ones that i would never shoot again in their current state due to one reason or another. The first buckthorn above, really long forks, was re-worked into this.

WD40, i don't care for the around the fork attachment, again this was a long time ago, i'm strictly an over the top flat-bander now.

 

[wd40]

Gopher, I see now. I'm up to speed.

Good reworking of that buckthorn!

 

[reset]

Deserves a bump Hey gopher, I really like that poplar with the Aluminum Core.

Me too, that's a nice one!

The aluminum core shooter with Poplar wood you made way back in 2010 is a really nice one. Seems metal core shooters were quite popular even back then.