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This one’s definitely more manageable!

 

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Lmao. Thanks Jason. 🤙👊

 

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Quick question. Do we have to post the full design when we start? Reason being I kind of want mine to be a surprise.

 

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Awesome stuff @Cass & @Slingshot28!!
Getting the party rolling.

 

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Forgot to press follow on the thread so I’m just catching up, which is why you probably all just got bombarded with likes 😂. Awesome job so far guys.

 

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@skarrd That came out cool though! Was that from a water main pipe?

 

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Prototype. Looks a little rough, no finish on it.
Was not sure if two piece counts??
90 mm wide forks made from pre-preg carbon fibre 3 mm thick. More than plenty strong.
Fits my hand surprisingly well.
Let me know if I'm already disqualified!
tx, Ed

I think it’s pretty cool, either way.

 

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Nice one Mike!! You know it’s business time when the pinky holes start coming out. 😂

 

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@Brhumbus the Terrible Stick a magnet on that thing Alex! Is that V for victory? 😆😉

 

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Hi, here is my #2 entry, started on 8/6, I didn't catch the date in my first pic. Blue and black G10, I tried to match the box, but it's a little off. Hope you like it. Double sided palm swells. View attachment 374907 View attachment 374908 View attachment 374909 View attachment 374910 View attachment 374911 View attachment 374913 View attachment 374914 View attachment 374915 View attachment 374916

That’s a cool little shooter! Nice one Cass!

 

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Alright, let's get to it.

I present the Gyptoid; based off my Sour Gypsy natty.

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She started life as a small Chinese Elm fork I trimmed off a tree in the front yard.

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Took off the bark.

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Trimmed her down and did a bit of sanding,

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It was raining out, when I put her all together, so I didn't get any build pics

But basically, I super glued on some Atwood Rope Micro Cord for tabs and I drilled and glued the same for a handle extension. The Micro Cord has a 100 lb breaking strength.

I whipped the tabs after the super glue dried with some Atwood Nano Cord.

Then I wrapped the tabs with leather to give a bit of protection and I also wrapped the handle/extension to give some grip.

She's banded with 1636 ZHUIYIXINIAN tubes and a PRECISE 3 hole pouch.

Shooting 32 cal lead.

Here's a few glamour shots.

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Yeah, I changed Altoid Boxes mainstream; I thought she looked better in black.

Thanks for watching.

Great little build man!

 

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Thanks, it will probably be one of the very few metal slings I do. I'm not a fan.. lol

It looks pretty cool man! The design is really interesting and unique. Or at least unique to my limited sling knowledge.

 

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Man, is it just me or have they downsized Altoids tins? Guess it just looks smaller when you’re trying to figure out how to fit a slingshot into one 😂.

 

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it's weird when something you grew up with is vintage now.

Right? Like when the oldies stations started playing 80’s rock. 😕

 

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What?! It doesn’t dispense Altoids?! Lmao. That’s super cool Alex! Does it rattle with the way that ammo dispenser works? Just curious.