[Dan the Slingshot Man]

Favorite Wood​

Which is your favorite wood?

Birch	5	12.82%
Mapple	6	15.38%
Beech	0	0.00%
Cocobolo	1	2.56%
Walnut	2	5.13%
Oak	6	15.38%
Red Oak	3	7.69%
White Oak	2	5.13%
Desert Ironwood	1	2.56%
Poplar	0	0.00%
Mahogany	2	5.13%
Birds Eye Mapple	1	2.56%
Gabon Ebony	1	2.56%
Purple Heart	3	7.69%
Other	6	15.38%

 

[Dan the Slingshot Man]

Favorite wood for board cut slingshots.

 

[HOE]

Where is teak?? Even though I've never seen or touched real teak board!

 

[flippinout]

Bubinga and bocote are tops but I also love the way walnut takes a knife and finish.

 

[Tex-Shooter]

I checked Maple, but there is hard and soft Maple and they are quite different. I don't care fotr the soft. You can get Birdseye in the soft maple as wellas the hard. -- Tex-Shooter

 

[bunnybuster]

for strength...
I pick Hickory..(not on the list).

 

[PJB21]

i personally really like bamboo, though technically its a laminate, its got a very nice finish and is a very strong material.

since it wasnt on the list i picked oak, a decent piece of oak can create a naturally beautiful slingshot while still being quite tough

 

[Flatband]

Love, good, hard Curly Maple with tons of figure!!! Flatband

 

[Tex-Shooter]

For a curly wood I like Red Oak. It seems to have a richer and deeper glow that Curly Maple. -- Tex-Shooter

 

[Flatband]

Oh yeah Red Oak Curl-another good one! Flatband

 

[ZDP-189]

Trex

 

[PJB21]

when you say curly wood is that the same as a wood burl? because they have some beautiful textures. also some of the rather exotic woods have a beautiful textures, but they tend to be really rather expensive...

 

[frogman]

I picked Purple Heart. I took a piece and anchored it in my vice with about 6inches sticking up. Stepped of 20 paces, and began to pummel the board with as many shots as I felt reasonable, probably about 20. It took the dents, but I could not find a fracture in the wood For me it's Purle Heart. I also use Angelum Pedra. It also has a tremendous ability to take a fork hit without fracture....Frogman

 

[studer1972]

multiplex! the next solid wood I try will be hickory, unless I can get a hold of some live oak. 3/4" ash split after 2 fork hits, so I'm kinda scared of solid wood now, until I get my technique down.

 

[f00by]

So far my fav is walnut but I haven't tried all woods

 

[tivo532]

Where is teak?? Even though I've never seen or touched real teak board!

I like Teak also. Here's one I did using Teak. http://slingshotforum.com/topic/28654-the-scout-hardwood/#entry378501

 

[Northerner]

Hickory because it's strong, cheap, and I like the appearance. Walnut would be my choice but where I shop the price is quite high.

 

[JJH]

Teak is probablymy fav as well it works well and is very stable

 

[squirrel squasher]

for a board cut. zebra wood. but for a natural white oak

 

[NaturalFork]

Red oak.

I like pine boards too. No joke.