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 was: Macassar Ebony, Amarello and Rosewood Bahia for the palmswells.
To save some money I decided to buy "defective" FlipKungs from Nathan. They have minor nicks and dents from the machining process which isn't a problem at all. I would have had to sand a lot of to get a very shiny and perfect surface on the metal. Only equipped with handtools this time and the fact that stainless steel is a pain to work I made a compromise and decided to leave the imperfections. After all I like them now
As I only have shot flatbands OTT so far now I can shoot all different types and styles which I am really looking forward to. At this time the catty is equipped with some 1745s Chinese style. Plenty much power behind this setup. Accuracy isn't the best yet as I will have to acclimate first.
The FlipKung hasn't a finish on yet, it only has been in a linseed oil bath for 3 days. It's still sweating as from time to time oil is coming to the surface. I thought the contrast between the red palmswells and the yellow body would come out better. Perhaps a spacer in between would have been handy? I also don't understand why the right fork tip has darkened so much. Perhaps my linseed oil isn't the best anymore because I reused it several times by now for different slingshots. Nevertheless I am quite happy with the result and I hope you like it too.
Pics aren't the best I know. Its's raining outside and I dont have good lighting conditions in here. When the slingshot is finished I will take some better pictures outdoors.
On the right is a Bill Hays' inspired MiniHunter (thanks for that cool design by the way) I was shooting recently. Love the natural latex bands for target shooting. It's a boardcut from a wood named "prunus padus". Some sort of cherry. Palmswell is plum. Thing is this kind of tree was on my property and sick so I had to cut it down. I also have gathered a few very nice forks from that tree. I am looking forward on my first natural which will be my next project.
Greetings, Simon
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 was: Macassar Ebony, Amarello and Rosewood Bahia for the palmswells.
To save some money I decided to buy "defective" FlipKungs from Nathan. They have minor nicks and dents from the machining process which isn't a problem at all. I would have had to sand a lot of to get a very shiny and perfect surface on the metal. Only equipped with handtools this time and the fact that stainless steel is a pain to work I made a compromise and decided to leave the imperfections. After all I like them now
As I only have shot flatbands OTT so far now I can shoot all different types and styles which I am really looking forward to. At this time the catty is equipped with some 1745s Chinese style. Plenty much power behind this setup. Accuracy isn't the best yet as I will have to acclimate first.
The FlipKung hasn't a finish on yet, it only has been in a linseed oil bath for 3 days. It's still sweating as from time to time oil is coming to the surface. I thought the contrast between the red palmswells and the yellow body would come out better. Perhaps a spacer in between would have been handy? I also don't understand why the right fork tip has darkened so much. Perhaps my linseed oil isn't the best anymore because I reused it several times by now for different slingshots. Nevertheless I am quite happy with the result and I hope you like it too.
Pics aren't the best I know. Its's raining outside and I dont have good lighting conditions in here. When the slingshot is finished I will take some better pictures outdoors.
On the right is a Bill Hays' inspired MiniHunter (thanks for that cool design by the way) I was shooting recently. Love the natural latex bands for target shooting. It's a boardcut from a wood named "prunus padus". Some sort of cherry. Palmswell is plum. Thing is this kind of tree was on my property and sick so I had to cut it down. I also have gathered a few very nice forks from that tree. I am looking forward on my first natural which will be my next project.
Greetings, Simon