[Deimos]

A few days ago, I found some 18mm A-quality birch plywood for sale on a local auction site...
I just couldn't resist.

Drawn on wood, from the templates:

Cut out and rounded with the makeshift router:

A closeup and the victims this new wood made:

Some more pictures, because I tought it looked funny

 

[Deimos]

And the Little one, deserved some attention:

In the rough:

Rounded and sanded:

 

[Deimos]

All sanded down, took me the better of 6 hours, while watching movies/series/youtube offcource.

 

[NoSugarRob]

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[Brooklyn00003]

ok i give up.... how did u get the jig saw to cut that cleanly. I tried to cut out from an old shelf about 3/4 inch solid wood. the blade burnt the wood and it didn't cut at 90 degrees to the surface ?

Is it mine?? hehe Anyway Maybe your blade was not sharp thats why it burned the wood about the 90 degrees ,, it cuts as you hold it .

Take care

 

[lucifer93]

They look great Deimos, your really good with that jig saw.

 

[NoSugarRob]

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[NaturalFork]

Very nice indeed!

 

[Brooklyn00003]

ok i give up.... how did u get the jig saw to cut that cleanly. I tried to cut out from an old shelf about 3/4 inch solid wood. the blade burnt the wood and it didn't cut at 90 degrees to the surface ?

Is it mine?? hehe Anyway Maybe your blade was not sharp thats why it burned the wood about the 90 degrees ,, it cuts as you hold it .

Take care
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I didn't make the one i'm sending you fella. I couldn't do that to my worst enemy !!

...... . you will like the one you get m8. posted it today 1st class delivery.
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Wowww thanks alot .Its not about how it looks for me its about how well I can shoot it.

I didnt even made mine yet.

 

[Hrawk]

ok i give up.... how did u get the jig saw to cut that cleanly. I tried to cut out from an old shelf about 3/4 inch solid wood. the blade burnt the wood and it didn't cut at 90 degrees to the surface ?

I used to have the same problem. Turned out to be me pushing the jigsaw from the sides and not 'steering' it with the blade. A lighter grip and making sure I only pivot around the blade, not trying to push it, and now I get the perfect 90 degree cut every time.

Also if you look at the blade he is using, it is only about half as wide as most blades. This makes cutting curves a whole lot easier.

 

[Deimos]

Also if you look at the blade he is using, it is only about half as wide as most blades. This makes cutting curves a whole lot easier.

For the long straights I use a really wide saw, usually used for iron, lol
But the curves that make up most slingshots , those smaller figure-saws really work nicely, altough, you get get a few victims now and then.
But that leaves the guess work out of it, you're wondering when it'll be to dull to cut, SNAP, well there it goes, now you know.

Thanks for all replies :3

 

[BCLuxor]

nice jig work I love my jigsaw. my question is how do you get them nice rounded edges surely not just file and paper....?