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I keep having shooters ask for diminions of my classic board cut, so here it is. The drawing is not to scale as I have tweaked the diminions a couple of times. here also is a picture of the finished product. -- Tex
Bill's Classic Board Cut
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Thanks Tex. I hope I wasn't being a pest asking for them. It's a fantastic pattern and as simple it it looks it sent me scratching my head...I'm a bit of a perfectionist and it's nice to have the actual specs. It's very good also for beginners, the wide forks are not intimidating to the uninitiated, very user friendly. I plan on having made a few extras for informal shoots with buddies who aren't into slingshots...yet. I'll post them when finished.
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You just cant beat a classic
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Yes, it looks fantastic yet origional
yet I don't see a thickness stated, is that 1" or 3/4"? In your board cut slingshot video the look thicker than I had imagined, but that might have been an optical illusion.
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That's a wonderful board cut design and Bill's very generous for providing it in this way.
The design's greatest strength is its' strength! By maximising the cross sectional area where the grain is weakest, it is much less likely to break under load.
The design's greatest strength is its' strength! By maximising the cross sectional area where the grain is weakest, it is much less likely to break under load.
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It is 3/4 inch thick. The last two that I made, I changed the overall to 6 1/4 inches. I don't how well I will like it though, as I cannot shoot right now because of a physical problem. Thanks ZDP for recognizing the design for what it is. Few have noticed that. I always use a hard finish that soaks into the wood to strengthen the extreme fibers also. Of course Baltic birch will make them even stronger. In 2004 I made about a dozen with Baltic birch. I like Rock Maple for an un-laminated wood for a board cut. -- Tex
Well, I certainly hope my replicas get your endorsement. I have been anxiously awaiting the magic number on the width, I want it to be authentic Tex as possible(even though it really can't be). Thanks again for this super strong, top shelf, utterly righteous pattern. They wouldn't have been the same without this. I reckon these pics deserve a spot in the gallery, a respected proven tool with future historical significance.
There are 2 finger grooves on one side of the forks, is that correct? Are they the same or are they different? Sorry to be so fussy but I want this right..ya know what I mean?
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The edges are routed perfectly round and I stop the router about 1/2 inches from the band groove (refer to finished picture above). This allows for a finger stop there. Usually I change where I stop the router a little differently on the back side for me, because when I shoot left handed my grip is a little different. Don't ask me why as I don't know. -- Tex
I recently ordered some of Bill's bandsets and a sheet of his latex. So I thought I should make one of his boardcuts for these bands. I looked up this thread and drew a pattern in CAD to Bill's dimensions. I thought someone else may want a full size pattern of Bill's design, so here is a link:
http://www.4shared.c..._slingshot.html
Print it out from Adobe Reader, full size no scaling. I did shorten it to 6" as Bill mentioned in his responses above. I am starting mine this morning on my last chunk of Zebrawood, pic below.
Chuck S.
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http://www.4shared.c..._slingshot.html
Print it out from Adobe Reader, full size no scaling. I did shorten it to 6" as Bill mentioned in his responses above. I am starting mine this morning on my last chunk of Zebrawood, pic below.
Chuck S.
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